The most dangerous phase of your career happens right after you achieve basic financial comfort. When you are no longer desperate, your hunger vanishes, and complacency takes over. Most people get trapped in a moderate lifestyle because it is safe enough to stop fighting.
Very soon, proficiency with AI models may become for developers what aircraft ratings are for pilots: a marker of training, qualification, and the ability to operate specific systems effectively.
AI models clearance may become the new levels.