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Except that being good at math or being good at designing a web page have nothing to do with memorising formulas or coding. It's about being able to break down the problems into manageable pieces and applying your knowledge to bring structure to them. Which isn't something you can replicate with a tool, if you don't know how it's done in the first place.
If you know nothing about the general principles of math, you won't be able to solve problems even with tools, because you won't know which tools to use and how.
Same applies to AI tools. Try to make a coherent program with it without knowing how to program. Try to make a pretty picture without knowing. You'll end with very bad results.
But if you know the base of a topic any tool can enhance your efficiency at it.
I'd somewhat disagree there.
This isn't about the intrinsic value of the skill, or a deep understanding, it is a utilitarian application to solve a problem.
In this respect, tool using is seen as valuable. Mathematical tools (because of their ease of coding) have been popular for decades. Similarly, web page creation tools have existed for a long time - a complete novice can create professional looking pages with them.
The results from these tools may lack substance and nuance, these being given only by deep understanding, but the same can be said of AI generated images.
You do need the skill to use the tools, though.
Not unless they already know what makes a page professional looking. Otherwise, how would they tell whether they've succeeded?
But... I know HTML, CSS and JS and my page still doesn't look professional!
In much the same way a person can evaluate an art style and say "this is what I want".
Often, when people without knowledge attempt to create web pages, they're not the best, they look good but aren't well made. Much as AI art isn't superior to a skilled artist.