Your anecdote actually makes the AI future look worse and your experience much better. Setting aside the absolute quality of work and learning, in your situati

Your anecdote actually makes the AI future look worse and your experience much better. Setting aside the absolute quality of work and learning, in your situation, the people who tried did a lot better. There were actual incentives to trying and learning because you were rewarded with better grades and then going forward likely a better job and better career and life. OTOH, the commenter you’re replying to, is suggesting the opposite. As someone who’s not using AI and are actually putting in the effort, they’re not being rewarded for it to the point they’re considering whether they’re the stupid ones for trying to learn in a learning institution. The incentives are completely backwards.