I dont think it really matters if your or I or regular people are ok with it if the people with power are. There doesnt seem to be much any of us regular folks can do to stop it, especially as Ai eliminates more and more jobs thus further reducing the economic power of everyday people

I disagree. There are personal decisions to make:

Do you bet on keeping your technical skills sharpened, or stop and focus on product work and AI usage?

Do you work for companies that go full AI or try to find one that stays “manual”?

What advice do you offer as a technical lead when asked?

Leadership ignoring technical advice is nothing new, but there is still value in figuring out those questions.