> a prediction their layoff is inevitable

It probably is. Where I work it has been made clear, as in actually stated by leadership, that any process that does not include AI input is to be considered broken and needing to be fixed. It doesn't matter if it works, if it is 100% human made and maintained, it is broken and needs to be fixed by injecting AI in a critical place. You should be in a position that if you lost access to the AI tools, you are unable to proceed.

This is the step towards replacing people. You don't need highly paid people in that process, you just need someone who can speak a language the AI tools can transcribe. This is no different than moving from a codebase or process that is tightly coupled to a specific technology to a more generic process so that you can easily and quickly change the backend tech on a whim. The technology being removed is the people. The AI is important, you are not.