Thanks for the mention AZ. I've thought a lot about this topic as I use it at work, use it in my spare time, and also need to think about how it impacts my kids.

AI absolutely is replacing certain tasks. In some cases it's doing it better than the humans. For example in my company we replaced a large amount of human translations with AI translations, and by and large the output is much, MUCH better (and of course way faster and cheaper). We're saving millions of dollars a year and our product is better. In the case of content CREATION, it's a mixed bag, but with the right processes/workflows in place the output can, again, be pretty incredible. But I think a key part of what makes a great output is that process and workflow. Most people just want to do things QUICKLY, and the truth is that most good things take time, whether you use AI or not. To get a GREAT output with AI requires time and patience, whether that time is from the planning stage, prompt testing, the polishing of the output, the packaging, etc. As you pointed out above, I make a lot of effort with the work I do with AI. However AI is a key enabler for me - I absolutely wouldn't be able to make a mock live-action trailer, a beautiful 2d animation, or a comic book without the help of these tools.

As for the generation of humans whose minds are still forming and developing, they'll grow up in a world where more and more AI tools either replace or complement things that were previously done by humans. Less "thinking" will be required, and that worries me (for my kids). What I will teach them however is that they need to think of themselves as the coach. What really replaces is a human task is a HUMAN who employs AI tools, not the AI tools alone (at least not for now!). In other words, I expect them to employ critical thinking and to not think of it as a way to "just save time" (i.e. be lazy) but rather as a way to get a better output (or something you could only have dreamed of without the tool).