People willing to replace workers with lower cost options always existed; however, AI is an enabling factor. People willing to murder always existed; however,

People willing to replace workers with lower cost options always existed; however, AI is an enabling factor. People willing to murder always existed; however, guns are an enabling factor. As I understanding, the parent's argument is that focusing on the person willing to do the action is not useful because they were always there. What has changed is the enabling factor.