people want easier and if you hold a shiny object in front, most will lunge for it. Developers have been benefiting greatly for some time now. High paying jobs, no ceiling in business, praise from colleagues, respect from family, etc. Non-devs close to it now have this opportunity.

No one knows what the impact of AI code gen will be on developers. But if AI code gen under delivers and the demand on truly talented devs rise, then the ones 'doing the hard work' now and maintaining their craft by human coding will win big.