> I do not think that OP is arguing you should not learn the basics. That's not my point, per se. > It's clear that we have too much grunt work. What one mig

> I do not think that OP is arguing you should not learn the basics. That's not my point, per se. > It's clear that we have too much grunt work. What one might see as "grunt work" is what another might see as "learning the ropes". You can make the case "with ChatGPT, we no longer need to learn the ropes". But it's really hard to predict how that will affect the next generation of engineers -- I don't even know if "engineers" is the right word -- if they only understand how to ask and not how to construct. I'd say that my point is that grunt work is very meaningful to someone who is in a different phase of their career. It's not just grunt work, but a pathway to learn.