Turns out you don't have to bet your whole career.
Do you think if AI turns out to be a dud, most of us will permanently lose our career as software engineers?
Not the same person, but in the event of an AI collapse I think those that relied on it will be at a disadvantage. The rapid deskilling that happens with AI usage is becoming more documented.
If your skills atrophy enough, maybe
I think some of us are witnessing brain rot spreading accross our peers already so I am pretty sure some people won't recover if one day their token quota/limit is removed/reduced for a reason.