And how do you know you're not as good as Stephen King or Dean Koontz if you never even try? What AI seems to be amazing for is to persuade people to freeze themselves in place and accept their overlord-assigned stations in life.
You're free to adopt this cynical and pessimistic outlook if you like but you're going a bit far trying to force it on others. Gawd.
"How do you know Michael Phelps's training routine isn't right for you if you don't spend 6 months following it?"
If your argument starts with "how do you know you're not the best in the world unless you try" you fucked up.