While I agree with you, the unfortunate trend of common folks is to take the easiest path to accomplish their goal.
If that means using a tool they don't understand to achieve a solution instead of being forced to learn from tinkering, I think most people will opt for that route.
They won't take that extra step to comprehend what the AI spits out.
I would say a majority of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and don't own a firearm, so yes, not really representative of "Americans just letting it happen"