If there is a finite amount of software to be written in the world, and an increase in productivity of developers than that amount of software is done with less people. Also, if AI allows an non-software person say an marketing person, write a python script to query a few databases. Than the 10 person business data science team might not need a body as they no longer have to deal with the 10% lower level stuff.
I think if there is a finite amount (debatable), we're still nowhere near close to reaching that outer limit. An increase in developer productivity could mean the team does more with the same people, or builds more product that requires hiring more engineers to support.
If there is a finite amount of software to be written in the world, and an increase in productivity of developers than that amount of software is done with less people. Also, if AI allows an non-software person say an marketing person, write a python script to query a few databases. Than the 10 person business data science team might not need a body as they no longer have to deal with the 10% lower level stuff.
I think if there is a finite amount (debatable), we're still nowhere near close to reaching that outer limit. An increase in developer productivity could mean the team does more with the same people, or builds more product that requires hiring more engineers to support.