Exactly. Whole article can be summed up as:

Intellectual side:

"Proving things without comprehending them is, they argue, a threat to intellectual work in general."

As always, economist shows its colors:

"Mathematicians’ fears resemble those that accompanied the invention of the ball-point in a world of fountain pens, or even the advent of electronic calculators. Intellectuals have often worried about so-called technological determinism . Will a new tool control humans? Will it lead to mental decay? Such fears have typically turned out to be unfounded."

Ball points vs. AI? Billions of dollars invested in AI vs ball point pens?

This article couldn't be any worse. Contradicting with their own beliefs, trying to defend AI while underestimating its capabilities and god knows how many zibillion dollars invested in it.