[SpicyLemonZest]

That's not really the dynamic. If director A used to oversee 3 teams, and she discovers that with AI she can now oversee 6 or 9 teams just as efficiently, she's not going to avoid doing it out solidarity with manager B who's looking for space to move up the ladder.

[benterix]

I'd say it's even more complex. Middle-level management exists because CXOs don't want to deal with their employees but at the same time want them to under control. I don't believe CXOs can trust machines to be as efficient at controlling people as managers. And then CXOs would have to deal with these machines that control people which introduces a new class of problems.