You've already got your brain trained in the underlying fundamentals. The way you use AI is going to be slightly different from how someone who is just starting

You've already got your brain trained in the underlying fundamentals. The way you use AI is going to be slightly different from how someone who is just starting out would experience and adapt to it. For the same reason, we were required to have graphing calculators, but not TI-92 or similar models in calculus class. While the utility is fine for people who have already learned the concepts, attempting to learn advanced algebra or other math with a symbolic solver available cripples your long term retention. The question of "what is motivating the task" doesn't really factor very well into "how does this tool affect a novice", at least not in any similar circumstance I have seen.