That saying applies to one thing: drugs. It's not something you can extrapolate across industries.

What is a programming language in the first place if not a programer satiating their own need for a better tool?

I hear that cocaine makes you feel very successful despite the fact you're actually sitting in a back room with white powder on your nose doing nothing meaningful whatsoever. This is also what AI does, but not what programming languages do (except possibly Rust for some reason).