@choopyplug1: 6,000 tech workers were surveyed about AI. half said they feel incredible. the other half said: "my brain is rotting" t…
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A survey of 6,000 tech workers reveals a sharp split in AI sentiment, with half feeling amplified and half destabilized, along with rising burnout and falling optimism.
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6,000 tech workers were surveyed about AI. half said they feel incredible. the other half said: “my brain is rotting”
the largest tech sentiment survey just dropped on Lenny’s Podcast. the results are brutal:
• 06:37 - AI split the tech workforce exactly in half. 50% amplified, 50% destabilized • 20:12 - burnout jumped from 44% to 54% in one year. optimism dropped below 50% for the first time • 37:18 - the ladder metaphor: AI is pulling the rungs from under junior employees’ feet • 48:20 - “AI makes us faster, not better.” people are shipping 10x more but the quality isn’t there • 1:07:00 - the happiest people in tech right now: founders and small teams. everyone else is struggling • 1:32:39 - AI guilt: early career workers feel like using AI is cheating. the guilt fades with seniority
1 hour 37 minutes of data that every person in tech needs to hear
save it. watch it tonight ↓
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