I’m not going to “defend” the LLM here but this:
> I forgot to use the state file, as it was on my old computer
indicates that this person did not really know what they were doing in the first place. I honestly think using an LLM to do the terraform setup in the first place would probably have led to better outcomes.
And the single terraform wiped the snapshots too?
I'd say skill issue.
AI is like having a chainsaw when you only had a bow saw before. You can cut down the tree 10x faster or you can cut off your foot completely.