What exactly are you challenging? All he's saying is that people who have experience using a complex and changing technology are more effective with it than people that don't have experience. This seems like an uncontroversial take.

In my normal life, most people around me are not using AI and don't really know what to make of it. I tend to ask three questions:

  * Do you think AI could be useful in your career?
  * Do you think leveraging AI to achieve good results requires skill?
  * How long do you think it would take you to develop those skills?

Everybody I've had this conversation with has answered yes to one and two, and everyone seems to think it'll take them between one and six months to develop those skills. I've been using AI for about two and a half years on a daily basis, and I'm still learning things daily, so I think that's the part we're probably underestimating.

Tower? This is from first-hand experience. I see it within my company. I’m not saying you can’t learn or won’t “catch up”, I’m simply pointing out that using LLMs effectively is a skill you need to hone.