I'm nearly at 7 with my employer and I've found the situation to be quite good and I see no sign yet to jump ship. There's still good gigs out there.
I'm sure the person you are responding to had good reason to stick around 20 years. It's possible only recently did the math not work out for them.
I'm not sure about every graduate needing this, but at the same time these seem like reasonable goals. Wouldn't you want the next generation to understand the weaknesses of ai? The pitfalls of trusting it? Recognizing how to use it smartly?
No doubt these kids are already using it. Why not train them in its pros and cons?
The kneejerk reaction that this is bad seems shortsighted to me. Every person, ai supporter or hater, should understand how AI works and how it doesn't work.