> using generative AI has a detrimental effect on the user because one deprives themselves of the learning experience

Or it lets folks focus. My coding skills have gotten damn rough over the years. But I still like the math. Using AI to build visualizations while I work on the model math with paper and pen is the best of both worlds. I can rapidly model something I’m working on out algebraically and analytically.

Does that mean my R skills are deteriorating? Absolutely. But I think that’s fine. My total skillset’s power is increasing.