What are the "interesting parts" is hard to quantify because my interests vary, so even if a machine can do those parts better than me, doesn't necessarily mean I'll use the machine.

The arts is a good example. I still enjoy analog photography & darkroom techniques. Digital can (arguably) do it better, faster, and cheaper. Doesn't change the hobby for me.

But, at least the option is there. Should I need to shoot a wedding, or some family photos for pay, I don't bust out my 35mm range finder and shoot film. I bring my R6, and send the photos through ImagenAI to edit.

In that way, the interesting parts are whatever I feel like doing myself, for my own personal enjoyment.

Just the other day I used AI to help me make a macOS utility to have a live wallpaper from an mp4. Didn't feel like paying for any of the existing "live wallpaper" apps. Probably a side project I would never have done otherwise. Almost one shot it outside of a use-after-free bug I had to fix myself, which ended up being quite enjoyable. In that instance, the interesting part was in the finding a problem and fixing it, while I got to outsource 90% of the rest of the work.

I'm rambling now, but the TL;DR is I'm more so excited about having the option to outsource portions of something rather than always outsourcing. Sometimes all you need is a cheap piece of mass produced crap, and other times you want to spend more money (or more time) making it yourself, or buying handmade from an expert craftsman.