But no mention in that article about the various instances ( here, here, here, here, etc ) of companies quietly having to hire back staff they've laid off because AI (or the people that were left at the companies who are using AI + AI consultants) is often doing such a bad job at replacing them.

Although this quote from this post's article is telling:

The other way employers are broaching the issue is by gradually rebuilding their teams with AI-fluent workers.

Some of these companies that are hiring staff in the face of AI integration problems are likely using it as a smokescreen for getting rid of established employees so they can replace them with younger, cheaper alternatives.

Either was, it's a mess out there right now.