I don't see any problem with using AI for coding, as long as you treat it like the tool it is and understand its limitations. You still need to know the core theories and concepts of programming and actually learn. If you master that and combine it with AI, you become unstoppable!
The people criticizing AI today are just like those who criticized object-oriented programming or the first high-level languages back in the day. Those who didn't adapt got left behind, and I believe the same will happen to anyone who doesn't adapt to the AI era.