I would agree with you on it being down to the competence of the person involved in the process. However, if you were to take these qualifications and apply them to other professions then I think you would find few, if any, of them actually exist.

Like how many architects can design massive structures without CAD? How many physicists can do quantum mechanics without the machines that enable particle collision? How many astronomers can study the cosmos without their telescope? How many accountants can balance the books of corporations without a computer?

Yes, AI enables people to do things that they otherwise wouldn't be able to do, but that's why it's such an incredible innovation! I understand that Lemmy is comprised of people who feel strongly that they alone are deserving of creation because of the amount of study, practice and effort they've put into their skills, but disparaging others because it's become easier feels like gatekeeping. I think it should be celebrated that more people can share in my passion for software development, not upset that my skills are essentially trivialized.

Maybe this is truly, deep down, an expression of ego?