Yes, more people who want to, can do the job today without needing a PhD.
However, most of the people who want to do the job want to do it because they heard Google pays six-figure salaries for it. But Google pays six-figure salaries for the job because it takes a PhD to do it right. When the job becomes a job that everyone can do, Google won't pay six-figure salaries for it any more - to PhDs, or anyone else.
At that point, once more, you'll need a PhD to do a job that Google pays a six-figure salary for.
The goose that lays the golden eggs gets killed over and over again. Some people get in early and get a golden egg. The rest are left to suck ordinary eggs and accuse the others of cheating.
But, who was it who killed the goose in the first place?
However, most of the people who want to do the job want to do it because they heard Google pays six-figure salaries for it. But Google pays six-figure salaries for the job because it takes a PhD to do it right. When the job becomes a job that everyone can do, Google won't pay six-figure salaries for it any more - to PhDs, or anyone else.
At that point, once more, you'll need a PhD to do a job that Google pays a six-figure salary for.
The goose that lays the golden eggs gets killed over and over again. Some people get in early and get a golden egg. The rest are left to suck ordinary eggs and accuse the others of cheating.
But, who was it who killed the goose in the first place?