maybe ai shouldn't be promoted as a magical tool that frees you from having to learn how to operate a computer properly

Or maybe someone should read more than headlines before casting shade.

Literally in the first paragraph of the article: “While the files were later recovered via Dropbox, William Baude shared the story as a public service announcement”

Sounds like he did, given that the files were backed up on Dropbox.

Maybe the journalist should learn how to mine coal or sweep floors in a data center or something.