I'm less convinced.

To keep and/or increase my current compensation, I have to be competitive in the software development market.

(Whether I need AI to remain competitive is another matter.)

The 16,000 new babies will be competing in different markets.

Oh, and of those 16,000 babies, many are born in far less fortunate circumstances, they're already far behind their cohort. :/

> keep and/or increase my current compensation, I have to be competitive in the software development market

Author’s point is that competitiveness can come in many forms. Having the same AI proficiency as everyone else isn’t differentiating. (And it isn’t table stakes.)