For decades, the corporate structure has been a pyramid: a broad base of junior employees supporting a smaller layer of middle management, topped by a few senior leaders. AI is inverting this logic.
Generative AI is exceptionally good at "junior" tasks: summarizing meetings, drafting emails, writing boilerplate code, and initial data analysis. The value of purely execution-focused junior roles is rapidly diminishing.
The Rise of the Editor
We are moving toward a Diamond Structure. The base shrinks because you need fewer people to do the grunt work. The middle expands, filled not by "managers" in the traditional sense, but by Senior Individual Contributors and Architects.
In a world where output is cheap, editorial judgment becomes the scarcest asset. You need senior professionals who can orchestrate AI agents, verify their work, and synthesize disparate outputs into a coherent strategy. Your hiring pipeline should focus on "Architects"—people who can design systems and judge quality—rather than "Builders" who simply lay bricks.