Old World ORG Chart: [C-Level] > [Middle Management] > [Grunts]
New AI-based ORG Chart: [C-Level & AI] > [less MM & more AI] > [less Grunts & even more AI]
C-Level won't allow themselves to be replaced, and the Grunts do most of the actual work (whether white or blue collar, until the robots arrive). So, who do you think AI is going to replace?
Here's the catch: we're finding out AI costs more (in so many ways) than wage slave Grunts, but it's going to take time for C-Level to realize and admit they were wrong (LOL!, as if).
With profits dropping because of problems with AI, and overhead costs rising because of AI, money for raises will inevitably decrease.
C-Level isn't going