Is the tech integration leading to smaller teams?

Okay, so maybe not a massive, announced layoff event, but I'm starting to notice something subtler. It feels like new tech and automation are being rolled out, and instead of it being presented as a way to *help* us, it feels like it's paving the way for fewer people in certain roles. My team used to be bigger, but over the last year, positions haven't been backfilled. We're doing more with less, and the efficiency gains from the new systems are noticeable, but so is the headcount reduction, even if it's gradual. It's like they're engineering out the need for certain jobs without a big, dramatic announcement. Anyone else in roles dealing with new tech seeing their teams shrink or responsibilities shift dramatically without any clear communication on the long-term plan?