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Generally I agree with most you say, there are going to be issues for sure. One of the trickiest issue tech companies will have is hiring senior engineers when they do not hire junior engineers. They have already tried that with interesting results. If you do not train junior people you end up not having senior people.
I'd argue the whole issue isn't really with AI but with the pressures that capitalist economic system creates. Companies exist to create profit for their owners, and that means maximizing profit while minimizing costs. Employees are obviously one of the biggest costs for the business, so it makes sense for companies try to minimize their staff as much as possible.
Perhaps it's time to rethink the nature of work now that AI systems being able to automate large range of jobs. There is no reason why people should be forced to work for the sake of work. The nature of work should be such that it creates social value for society. Maybe we've now reached a point where everyone doesn't need to have jobs to live.