Thanks for this, first of all. Heartening to see someone not blinded by the hype. You're absolutely correct with "AI can’t provide contextual awareness, resolve conflicts or think critically." Context, for living systems, is not optional, or even merely "important" - it's literally everything, because nothing "exists" without context. Including "conflicts" or their resolution, or "thinking," critically or otherwise. We are already a context-stripping culture though, so it's not a surprise that few people are noticing this flaw with AI. Your paragraph on "Contextual Awareness" is a concise echo of Nora Bateson's work in "Warm Data" practices and processes.

But I am more cynical regarding this: "If you enter a career or perform skills that require some blend of these three functions, then you’ll have a livelihood-making path."

On the one hand, these factors are part of all human-worthy work to some degree.

On the other hand, this statement assumes that we will not attempt to replace these human faculties with algorithms. In our current society, it seems almost certain we will attempt that, only learning the hard way - if at all - that that won't work.