CalcProgrammer1

Keychron would be my choice because they have open source QMK/ZMK firmware, a decent web-based configuration tool (Keychron Launcher) that is built around an open protocol (VIA) with their own open extensions. The build quality is good and they are customizable (hot swappable switches, standard layout so keycaps are available). They have a bunch of models so you can find some cheaper options and some more expensive premium options. I am quite fond of the Q series which have a solid aluminum body but these are the expensive ones, the K series tend to still be great keyboards but with a more affordable plastic or plastic/aluminum hybrid design.

As the OpenRGB creator, if you care about RGB, especially if you want to sync with other devices, stay away from the no-name boards with closed source firmware. Might have good build quality, but their firmware situation is awful and you likely won’t be able to control it from anything other than the official app, RGB sync is out the door on many of them as they don’t have an RGB streaming mode.

I’m pretty sure all of the HE boards use QMK. If you can use per-key RGB in Keychron Launcher you can use it in OpenRGB.

Keychron support made it into OpenRGB 1.0rc3, so just grab the 1.0rc3 version from openrgb.org. To patch your firmware to fix the color issue, see this PR: github.com/Keychron/qmk_firmware/pull/492.

Keychron is my current preference. Open source firmware (QMK/ZMK), excellent build quality, highly customizable, and their stock QMK/ZMK firmware works with their web-based Keychron Launcher in any Chromium-based browser or you can use any other app that supports the VIA protocol. Keychron also has their own per-key RGB extension to the VIA protocol and I’ve recently added support for it in OpenRGB, so my Keychron keyboards sync with all my other lights. The only problem is their firmware has a limitation on the lighting configuration where each key has to be the same brightness in per-key RGB mode. I’ve opened a PR on their GitHub to fix it and flashed custom builds to my Keychron Q2 (QMK) and Keychron Q6 Ultra 8K (ZMK).

At least using AI but proofreading and fixing AI’s mistakes uses your human brain to some degree. If they must use AI I’d rather they be smart enough to comprehend what it puts out and do at least some critical thinking of their own.