Or at the very least, you were interested in the subjects in question and just never had the time or other resources to learn them.
As such, I'm learning through motivated, self-directed, focused exploration, using the AI to answer questions, run experiments, explain findings, investigate surprises, and explore new directions to research, all grounded in concrete data related to those goals.
The data and our results on it are what keep us honest. The data is also what helps understanding nuances and building intuition because the AI can explain outcomes in the context of samples data points that you can reason about independently.
The difference between YOLO vibe-coding and engineering is understanding. I think this is the future of learning and skill-building.