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Cmurchie

In response to the product roadmap: please do not join the bandwagon of piling on unrequested AI "features" into our software.  I can't think of much that ArcGIS needs less than an chatbot interfering with my workflows or documentation searching.  Be true innovators: skip to the next step of that particular hype cycle.

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I find it useful to get some pointers to features you are looking for, but you do not know the exact name of it. With the reply you can continue in the documentation.
I think Esri has a good approach on AI integration. It is an optional feature (in ArcGIS Pro you can enable/disable it during installation). Also in ArcGIS Online/Enterprise you can endable/disable AI features. Esri will not "enforce" AI features as it is being done by other Software companies (see citation below). 
I think the first steps mentioned on the roadmap are similar to what we can see with the Survey123 AI Assistant Survey123 assistants (Beta) - Esri Community - an additional and optional tool to speed up your workflow or assist you with the creation process.

"Customer Choice
Esri prioritizes transparency and user control when it comes to Generative AI by informing
customers when Generative AI is being used and providing them with alternative options. Due
to the broader societal concerns with some use cases, or other trust concerns, some
organizations choose to block generative AI. With Esri products, generative AI capabilities are
only enabled when customers opt-in, ensuring that users have full autonomy over their use. For
customer managed products, this can include optional installation components and for services
administrative override settings" Advancing Trusted AI in ArcGIS

Also see
ArcGIS Pro AI Assistant (Beta)
AI Transparency Cards for ArcGIS