Michael ClaytonAI codegen cheapens the act of making sweeping changes to a codebase. Such changes make AI-less maintenance more dififcult, increasing the dependance on AI. In addition to users, I can see a _codebase_ getting "addicted" to AI codegen. The more it's used, the harder it is to cut back or stop.
Relatedly, a War On AI is likely to be about as effective as a War On Drugs.