There seems to be a typo there. But in general, I understood the argument as different roles that have narrower and better scopes are causing less popularity of

There seems to be a typo there. But in general, I understood the argument as different roles that have narrower and better scopes are causing less popularity of the data scientist role. Basically, DS was/is used as an umbrella term to cover many different things, and as companies are understanding the field better, they are moving towards more specific roles they need (such as ML engineer), rather than hiring for a data scientist role.