No, it didn't make sense in 2015 either. For all the reasons you correctly identified. But if someone tries to make me to use some AI "collaboration" crap to get a job I'm just gonna decline and go work in another field.
I totally understand not wanting to jump through new hoops for a job. The goal isn't to make interviewing harder or add more steps, it's to make it more representative of actual work. But if the current process is working for you as a candidate, then this probably isn't solving your problem.
Appreciate the honest take.