True. The counterpoint being that back in the days, they could have decided to write a parser if the data was structured and they would have then learnt things

True. The counterpoint being that back in the days, they could have decided to write a parser if the data was structured and they would have then learnt things that they will never learn by relying on AI. For a junior in the learning phase that can be useful time spent. Then again, I agree that at times certain menial code tasks are not worth doing and llms are helpful. It's a bit like a kid not spending time memorizing their time tables since they can use a calculator. They are less likely to become a great mathematician.