Tend to agree. AI has failed to produce more business outcome. The only thing left is cost efficiency by reducing headcount. Thus 5x more productivity means needing just 1/5th your current staffing.
and IME the #1 rule for us is work in a profit center, not a cost center. When you're cutting there's a law of diminishing returns, but the floor is so incredibly low you don't want to be near it just to clear the blade.