Would you be disappointed if someone came out with a magical new paintbrush that could paint any color in oil, acrylic or watercolor without actual paint because the paintbrush didn't levitate itself and do the painting for you?

You can get red in the face at AI the disembodied futurist concept all you want, but the tools are the real deal - people are using image generation and chatbots today to be 50%+ more productive and produce better work. These tools require skill to use, they're not just plug-n-play, but that skill pays huge dividends, and if you don't learn it you're going to be left so far behind.