If the advances create catastrophic consequences there will be a stop by definition. Death of art(ists) and coders may not be a catastrophe, but it could be coincident with one. From OP, "Art AI is terrifying if you want to make art for a living". Empathize a little with that to see coding AI making coding not a way of life. Empathize even more and see few people having productive ways of life due to general purpose AI. The call to empathize is not about "feelings" necessarily, it is a cognitive exercise to imagine future consequences that aren't obvious yet.