I don't think they mean harm. Rather they don't care about harming, the only thing that matters is numbers going up.
And I don't know if it's worse than meaning harm.

Outside that it's not useful, and I say this from hours of experience trying it out on many year project.

So no, AI is mostly not useful. It looks like it is, but that's not much different than Reels being useful.

Examples: AI is slightly better than google for searching, but a lot worse than Kagi.
It's inconsistent, so I'd trust it only for tasks like formatting a list or criticizing grammar.
It's barely useful for writing code in greenfield projects using popular tech.

People spend hours watching IG reels or YT shorts, and I'm sure those aren't useful. They are mildly entertaining, but mostly they are very addictive.

I think the same is true for most uses of AI. I used it a lot, but weighing how helpful it is vs how many issues it creates I see it's not useful.

I'd say you WON'T get past that syndrome.

It will come back, and it's like that for almost everyone. All people you adore felt like they are not enough at times.

As Oliver Burkeman puts it issue is not that we didn't achieve control or safety from life, but that we think it's possible to have it.