My bubble is opposite - majority did not understand simple things. I ve seen people randomly trying SO advice on “fixing” git repo, mutating objects passed as arguments (because it works!), not understanding what is env variable.

Your example just proves the point: AI is not a problem - it’s a leverage. Give it to someone who don’t care - they will do as much damage as they can.

But imho the issue is not ignorant people. It’s lack of leadership. Somehow those people got selected for the job and still keep it.