When I was in early school grades, a common question in math classes was "Why do we have to learn this, when we can just use a calculator?" The best answer was

When I was in early school grades, a common question in math classes was "Why do we have to learn this, when we can just use a calculator?" The best answer was "How do you know when the calculator is wrong?", for example when a miskey was entered. Same goes for AI, except knowing enough to spot mistakes or hallucinations takes a foundation knowledge.