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the real reason why ppl use CLI is how easy it is to automate and repeat things and chain/pipe commands.
you can basically just copy a few commands you typed into a text file and run that script later if you need it more than once.
also most shells have some kind of history. it's so useful. GUIs don't have a "do that thing i did last week again" function.
AI could possibly improve GUI experience to the new level, but in theory
AI also makes CLI easier to use!
Well, kind of. I've never gotten a fully usable script out of it for anything complicated. Always have to fix it up myself before it works. Usually gives me a decent starting point though.