Comment by dotancohen

  > widespread, cheap AI makes it easier for the average person to learn how things around them work, if they are so inclined.

It looks to me that the far more common use case will be to manipulate technology rather than understand it.

The example with the synth is excellent. Today that kind of work demands somebody knowledgeable operate the AI harness. In short order, the AI may very well come up with the solution of looking online for example programs to decompile without the user even understanding what that means.