This is pretty much my perspective on the major problem represented by AI: cognitive atrophy.

I'm 40 something, masters degree, desk based professional consultant for 20 years now.

I don't really recall the content of the courses I studied at university, although they do come back to me with a little revision. What has stuck with me, is everything you just described: how to collate information and understand problems, and how to communicate. I've had 30 odd years of practice at doing that.

My point is, had I been using AI during that time, I would not have had that practice.