So what if it is? The example still stands.

A "unit of work" that required X people to complete in Y time can now be done by X/Z people in Y time, where Z is whatever efficiency you are able to get out of applying AI tooling to your business.

For some companies, Z might be less than 1 though. ;-)

So you still need skilled people, just not the same amount as before, because you have different tools available to you.

This has happened before with other advancements in industrial/technological automation. It's not a new concept.

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iLoveOncall 6 hours ago | parent [-]

That supposes that AI has a positive impact to efficiency. So far I see the exact contrary, at least for software engineering.

	▲	sbarre 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I see tons of evidence of positive impact, but I suppose everyone has their own perspective. I did try to account for that with this line: > For some companies, Z might be less than 1 though. ;-)