Perhaps it's that those people say AI is making general knowledge obsolete because it reduces the social value or status of possessing general knowledge by making it an abundant resource. As you said though, the fact that people have access to that abundant resource doesn't mean they understand how to properly make use of it. The capability to understand is still a scarce resource.
Perhaps it's that those people say AI is making general knowledge obsolete because it reduces the social value or status of possessing general knowledge by making it an abundant resource. As you said though, the fact that people have access to that abundant resource doesn't mean they understand how to properly make use of it. The capability to understand is still a scarce resource.