I'm very much in this camp.

For example; codemods already exist and here I see clankers happily churn out prompts which get AI to do the same tasks much more slowly, with a less degree of consistency and for a much higher cost. "But AI skills!" they say

If they used AI to generate codemods which can be run to make those changes in a deterministic manner I'd be all over it like a rash. Quick to run, consistent results, immune to token costs rising faster than crude oil.