Yes.
I know how my tools work to some degree. I know when they get dull, become inefficient, and need sharpening, or grease, or cleaning.
Because of that i can sometimes appraise alternative and new versions' advantages and disadvantages, and choose (with at least a semi-informed judgement) when an upgrade might be worth more than the transition/investment/retraining cost. I've got it wrong some times, and learned from those mistakes. I get better at managing risks with them.
Some jobs i just know I'd better sharpen them more oftten, i can plan for that. I know how to maintain and even improve them. I can sometimes adapt them, or complementary systems, to make them better at specialised purposes.
I mostly own them, especially the ones that i cherish; I have an incentive to maintain, upgrade and make complementary investments.
I'm sure someone can do all that stuff with AI; but not me, so it's not a tool to me. Some of my tool requirements seem to be very far out of reach.