alt Hacker NewsAI doomerism was sold by the AI companies as some sort of "learn it or you'll fall behind". But they didnt think it through, now that AI is widely seen as a bad thing by general public (except programmers who think they can deliver slop faster). Who would be buying $200/month sub when they get laid off, I am not sure the strategy of spreading fear was worth it. I also don't think this tech can ever be profitable. I hope it burns more money at this rate.
The employer buys the AI subscription, not the employee. An employee that sends company code to an external AI is somebody looking for troubles.
In the case of contractors, the contractors buy the subscription but they need authorization to give access to the code. That's obvious if the property of the code is of the customer but there might be NDAs even if the contractor owns the code.