[siva7]

Senior devs profit heavily from ChatGPT since they can tell bullshit apart from correct answers and know how and what to ask. Otherwise i don’t see much of an impact on the headcount. It helps being already an expert in the subject matter.

[iamflimflam1]

Exactly this - I get immense benefit from ChatGPT because I know what I'm trying to do and I know how it should be implemented. I can tell when it's on the right track and nudge it to the right solution.

And because I've got a lot of experience I can "smell" when things are not right.

If I was a junior or fresh developer, I'm not sure I'd be able to do this. But also, as a junior developer, would I know if a senior developer actually knew what s/he was doing?

[ratg13]

Exactly. It can help someone do their job faster.. but to equate that to not even needing an entire extra person, it usually doesn’t balance out.