I've been rocking a Thinkpad X1 for a few years, mainly because I got tired of occasionally lugging around heavier workstation laptops from HP and Dell. Thermals are an issue for intense work so a cooling stand is essential. Also if editing higher res video on a laptop, you should look into editing with proxy files or if your team is familiar with that kind of workflow.
As far as GPU AI features, you are able to toggle global/in-app as needed - it is not forced on you.
No longer will I wonder, "How can they top Fire Punch?"