I agree with this, it reminds me of how most people don't need to write assembly anymore, but it still helps with certain projects to have that understanding of what's going on.
So some people do develop that deeper understanding, when it's helpful, and they go on to build great things. I don't see why this will be different with AI. Some will rely too much on AI and possibly create slop, and others will learn more deeply and get better results. This is not a new phenomenon.
Indeed it's not a new phenomenon, so why are we fretting about it? The people who were going to understand (assembly|any code) will understand it, and go on to build great things, and everyone else will do what we've always done.
So some people do develop that deeper understanding, when it's helpful, and they go on to build great things. I don't see why this will be different with AI. Some will rely too much on AI and possibly create slop, and others will learn more deeply and get better results. This is not a new phenomenon.