For long-time programmers, what is the difference between how you programmed before AI was a thing (like before 2020) and now with AI present?

What is the difference between how you programmed before AI was a thing and now when AI is a thing? I'd love to hear your experience in programming before AI especially.

I actually want to learn without AI but my course teacher is pushing us to use it and I feel that I can't name myself a "programmer" if I get help from a robot to basically give me the answers... That's why I want to ask actual programmers who experienced both eras (the before and the now).