I find A.I. to be useful as a starter kit. For example, I can ask it a question about a particular software package, and it will give me a working example of how to use that package.
For me this is useful because it is essentially a starter kit. I never end up using any of the code that the A.I. generates, but I find it extremely helpful to have a working example as a reference when I write my own code.
This parallels what people report in their use of ChatGPT. Good writers don’t actually use any of the actual prose that ChatGPT spits out, but they often find it helpful as a reference.
I wonder whether this will be the way that people who generally know that they are doing employ A.I. You would never allow it to substitute for your own work, but it’s nice to have a working example to refer to, just as it’s nice to have a dictionary or encyclopedia at your fingertips.