The person who is able to articulately and coherently able to prompt the AI, backed by a broad spectrum of knowledge of their field will easily get more out of the AI than the people who do not. An advanced education is therefore _more_ crucial in a hypothetical age of AI rather than less.

If you can get such an education out of your AI, good for you, but most will benefit from a designed program of instruction.

Define "us" in your comment. Once you've done so, you'll understand the actual purpose of getting a degree.