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Tech workers fear being asked to do more for the same pay more than job loss. A survey shows roughly half feel amplified by AI while half feel their roles are being redefined. Burnout jumped 10 points and optimism dropped 6 points.
Tech workers fear being asked to do more for the same pay more than job loss. A survey shows roughly half feel amplified by AI while half feel their roles are being redefined. Burnout jumped 10 points and optimism dropped 6 points.
It's the number one fear in AI right now is not necessarily losing your job to AI. That's actually second from the bottom. The number one fear right now in tech is actually do more for the same pay squeeze. Most people in tech would not recommend their own role to someone else entering the industry today. Designers and researchers scored the worst. Founders came closest to neutral. AI is splitting the tech workforce in half. When asked how AI has shifted their professional identity, 50% of respondents said they feel amplified. So we feel more capable, more productive, more excited about their future. The other half feel like their role is being redefined. Which category you're in correlates with your career optimism, burnout, and layoffs. Burnout surged 10 points in a single year while optimism fell 6 points. We've said this on the podcast before that my number one concern, especially with the AI pill people, is burnout.
