I don't think so, an AI can think for you, a spreadsheet you manually fill in, sure there are calculators you could use, some summing function.

An LLM/agent could drive a spreadsheet

I think it is the same thing. It’s a tool that if you don’t adopt then you’re likely to struggle professionally.

How would you feel about a machinist refusing to use CNC machines and only manually machining parts?

I think that becomes the same argument as high level to assembly