I have argued with managers and it's so boring and frustrating. At least with an AI I can start a conversation from scratch, or even practice with a locally running instance.
The only reason managers exist is because of their power to fire people. They are essentially clerks that "coordinate" work, as if work needs that much coordination.
My bet is that engineers will have to go down, closer to the silicon level. The higher-level stuff will become more and more accessible to the non-tech consumer, so building apps and stuff will no longer require tech-savvy people, everyone will be able to make their own app.