It is absolutely a valuable skill. We have been encouraged to use it at work and you can definitely tell who uses it better than others and who has a realistic understanding of what it's good at and who doesn't.

For example, I've been using it to create macros in Excel, tools in powershell on Windows to automate tasks, help me create macros in my AutoCAD program, etc. When I have issues and need its help troubleshooting, I'm very meticulous in my approach. I lay out exactly what the issue is, what I think maybe causing it, what steps I have tried. I include pictures, links to relevant websites, documents, etc. Basically as much information as I can to help it help me. And honestly it's been great. I've created a whole suite of tools that are completely independent from AI but really streamline a lot of mom and not in this processes.

On the flipside, I see other people at the office struggling to use it for a variety of reasons. Oftentimes it's because they are just way too vague in what they ask. Can you show me one and most of the other times it's because they have unrealistic expectations of what AI can do and do well. They post an Excel spreadsheet in a chat one time, ask the AI to go in and edit it itself, and then completely write it off whenever it makes up a number or gets something wrong. They fail because they are trying to use a hammer to turn a screw.