But why would you devote much time and energy trying to massage AI when you can instead apply directly to the problem? With likely more satisfying process and result. You paint it as if that was some prejudice.
No, I was pretty careful to address only the very specific claim the OP made about how effective AI use is not a skill. If you're reading anything more than that into the comment, I think you're projecting. I really don't care at all whether you or the OP use AIs, and am not trying to convince you of that either way.
My personal experience is that it might be called a skill like learning to use dull knife can be called a skill. I might be mistaken, but I need to see clear process and result. Not lengthy comments like "no it's still useful but you need to approach it deliberately".
And rest assured I don't care about you either(why such tone lol).