Seems like possibly bad timing giving advances in AI. ChatGPT/GitHub Copilot can already be used to interface with a computer (there's some git repos floating about if one looks), I think it's only a matter of time before someone makes an actually useful AI interface.
If you think it seems like bad timing, I suggest you read closer: They very specifically say that emerging technologies (like the recent advances in ML systems) are still subject to the CASA theory.
My 18yo daughter, not tech illiterate but not particularly interested in programming, has mentioned to me that she found AI-generated artwork really interesting for about a month, but it quickly became boring. I wonder if it comes from a "wow what kind of creative person could come up with something that unusual?" initial response, which quickly gives way to boredom as one realizes that there is no creative person behind there?
Also, I wonder if the period before "emerging" technologies stop seeming interesting (e.g. like another person) is speeding up over time, like so much else?
For example in lines of work where individuals meet large numbers of the public over extended periods of time, how long does it take before the average interaction is 'meh'?
