You do have done good points but none more so than the AI one. They really do think that of AI. There is no inherent or instinctive or even learned distrust of them.
The tech stuff is where I struggle with their lack of understanding. Even the switch it off and on again joke is beyond them!
Even making sure things are plugged in isn't crazy. I've seen cables jostled loose enough to not work but still pass a cursory visual inspection. Whenever a computer would fail to turn on at the library, my first check was what kids had potentially been meddling with the day before.
I am forever following let's back to their origin and saying... I mean you have checked it's plugged in haven't you? The answer is always yes of course but the reality is no they haven't!