Futurology

What has changed is the cost of developing software for the "last mile" (logistics parlance) is dropping like a stone thanks to AI.

It really isn't.

There's tons of proof-of-concept for all-in AI adoption, and it's all horror stories, unless it's ad copy. Those going all-in are getting hacked while alienating their customers.

AI made it so that more people can achieve the role of "shitty developer".

Shitty developers cost organizations an average of 4x their annual salary in medium term easily measured financial damage. Long term damage numbers are higher, but impossible to measure.

AI also makes real developers feel more productive while actually making them about 20% less productive.

The real thing driving down the cost of developers is that Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Netflix and Disney know that plenty of us are too lazy to shop somewhere else, even when their shit stops working correctly - so they don't have to pay competent DevOps staff, anymore.