Thanks for sharing your opinion, Francesco. You bring up very valid concerns–ones I share. If you read the full article, you'll see that.

I'm not sure which first point you're referring to, but in response to your assumption that I'm looking for was to avoid talking to actual users: that is precisely the opposite of what I'm saying. Before asking AI to synthesize data, a human needs to first gather the data (via human-to-human interaction), then input it. And a human would need to input the prompts to control the outcomes. If a human wants to get the mainstream answers, they ask for it. If a human wants to explore niche sectors, they ask for it.

I'm saying that there needs to be a human behind these tools. Instead of us feeling overwhelmed at the onset of them, we can think of them as simple time-savers.

We can't ignore AI. It's coming, whether we individually choose to adopt it or not. We, as UX practitioners, need to help inform and shape the way it's is used in our UX craft. Otherwise things can take a dark turn.

Thoughts?