> feeling threatened by “AI”

Why the quotes there? I do feel threatened by AI, but not economically, not in the context of this article at least.

> AI will never be able to

I said no such thing.

> This can’t do the

I also didn't said that, I didn't focus on any particular thing it can't do. In general I don't voice my opinion, I think here the urge was just too strong because the examples were just too crude and I had to say if you think those are impressive, you can literally do it after a day's worth of learning; and I only flexed my expertise to give some strength to that statement and motivate people to really try.

> “This threatens both my economic stability because it will shift my market, and my social status because I have devoted 100,000 hours to practicing and expertise so that I can differentiate myself because it’s part of my identity”

I'm an OSHA inspector/instructor. I don't think what I learned in 3D will go to waste even if AI will actually start creating good 3D models (I wouldn't bet against it).