You don't have to use AI, just will be left behind. Everyone is a developer now, but non-developers suck so bad with AI it isn't even remotely close. Understanding development and technology will go a long way even with AI coding. Dunning-Kruger is going to prove to be a big issue for many of these "new developers".

This isn't new, technology has sherlocked a lot of jobs. Wait till you see the damage AI does to the trucking industry. One of the largest industries that will be quickly replaced once auto driving is normalized.