I'm required to use it for generating code. But that's a small part of my job. Occasionally I'll use it to research niche topics because it's faster than a search but I'd be just fine without it.

I spent 10+ years coding without AI. It's just a tool, and one that's easily misused by people with low aptitude. I see it all the time and have to leave comments and block PRs until people fix the slop it outputs.