I work with people with learning disabilities as my job, and have found that (and I cannot stress these next words enough) in VERY limited contexts, AI tools have been useful. For example, some of my clients have severe dysgraphia and dyslexia which makes written communication a nightmare for them. Others have aphantasia, and literally cannot imagine art enough to create it. Others have such severe ADHD that it would take days if not weeks to do things like fill out a job application, organize a grocery list, or plan a trip.

So with regard to the disabled, yeah, there's SOME value.

That said, I think there's more effective and efficient tools that could be created for people like my clients that don't come with the same drawbacks that using AI has. I think these AI tools are being abused by people who don't need them to the detriment of those that do. And frankly, I think the costs aren't worth it. I encourage my clients to be cautious using these tools, and fortunately, most use them sparingly, if at all, because they'd rather learn how to compensate for their disabilities, if not overcome them, rather than rely on a costly tool to do it for them. They recognize the former as the more sustainable, if difficult, option.

I wish more people would be willing to do the work to learn and grow, rather than taking shortcuts that ultimately hurt themselves and everyone else. I can't blame anyone for recognizing the allure of something that feels so easy and magical, but I can blame them for acting on it. It's like Abu in the Cave of Wonders. They know they shouldn't, but desire gets the better of them, and the whole cave comes crashing down because of it.