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To the "suits" AI means "efficiency".

Efficiency also means to them, "less costs" and when they talk about "costs" they mean "headcount" which that is employees.

Put it together and the suits want to reduce headcount using AI.

To them, "clean code" is a scam and a waste of time that doesn't yield them quick returns, but a weak reason for software engineers to justifying their roles.