> But you will still be directing the research and involved in the creation.

Somehow I doubt it.

Maybe there won't be a need for you to be involved at all.

Maybe the AI will perform even better if you're not there to slow it down.

Maybe there will be people involved, but not as many.

Maybe there will be so many people involved that their salaries will be depressed to the point they can't afford to do it anymore, and only the rich will know such joys.

We live in interesting times. This is the age of anomie. Anything could happen. There is no set path to success anymore. The world only gets more and more illegible with every day that passes.