It's a good point but I'm willing to bet there are thousands of devs who are smart and talented enough to land those positions who will absolutely jump at the c

It's a good point but I'm willing to bet there are thousands of devs who are smart and talented enough to land those positions who will absolutely jump at the chance to run their own business instead. There are many devs that can't get a job due to layoffs and schools are still turning out graduates each semester. The skills they're not good at is exactly where AI (assuming it can of course) will be used. Why only use it for a 10% improvement on a skill you have vs a 100% improvement on a skill you don't have? Or why not both? Hard economic times (layoffs) typically result in people starting their own projects/businesses. The last major downturn resulted in a mass influx of new startups and ideas. Of course most of them failed, but that's typical I suppose.