Should juniors rely on AI these days?

Businesses are in love with the increasing velocity of AI, so there’s already a pressure on devs to deliver faster and faster. Seniors in my team already rely fully on AI with minimal input, if any.

Should juniors do the same for the sake of not being left behind? LLMs do the work for you, they can explain stuff and be put in learning mode, but reading code alone doesn’t mean that information will stick with you. Not to mention skipping critical thinking, technical decision making etc.

What’s the right balance?