As a follow-up, I'm also curious if you think coding is still useful for kids to learn, both in terms of innovative skills and preparation for jobs...or will AI largely obliterate the need to code...
My favorite analogy is to compare coding to writing - do you go around asking "Why are we teaching kids to write if they aren't going to become a novelist?" No, writing is a valuable skill in the world even if it is not your job. Computational thought is likewise valuable, even if you never actually code.
AI may change some of its importance and impact, but it won't ever diminish the overall benefits. If anything, it is going to be even more important to have your own skills in structured thinking so that you don't just let AI handle everything for you.