How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026 | Annual AI sentiment survey (Noam Segal)

0:00Bad news for the tech community.

0:03Burnout at work is the major problem, and AI could add to this already overwhelmed employee problem.

0:10The honeymoon period with AI is over.

0:13When people are asked, What are you afraid of?

0:16Losing my job to AI is actually second to last.

0:19What we saw rise up to the top is the expectation to do more for the same pay.

0:25We did this survey on how people are feeling in tech right now.

0:31Burnout is increasing significantly.

0:33Optimism is declining.

0:35It's never been crazier.

0:37When are we going to get to the optimistic part of this episode?

0:41Half of the people in tech are feeling incredible.

0:44And the other half.

0:45Then she told us, My brain is rotting.

0:49My work feels worse.

0:52Elon had this really interesting way of describing it.

0:54We're definitely living in a simulation if we're alive right now when we're about to start building data centers in space.