Any technology comes with pros and cons. My feeling is that AI is bringing empowerment to the average user.

Other than the doomers that see The Terminator in AI's growth, most others that decry against it (like programmers) remind me of the attitude of Banks against crypto. It threatens their monopoly.

Imagine the near future with a local version of AI running on your laptop and to be able to look over your shoulder and advise you about everything from car repair to household maintenance. That is about as self sovereign as a hardware wallet in my opinion.