2026-02-12T16:59:16.696Z
- Software engineers have expressed concerns about burnout in a world of vibe coding and frequent model launches.
- Engineers say that while AI is increasing productivity, it is ultimately exhausting them.
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Software engineers are gaining traction with AI, and they’re feeling it.
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Facing pressure to maintain an edge and avoid layoffs, software engineers are turning to AI coding tools to do more, faster. But programmers have recently warned that AI’s productivity gains may come at a psychological cost.
Hello to AI fatigue.
Siddhant Khare, a software engineer who builds AI tools, recently struck a chord in a post on this topic, saying, “Every engineer needs to take a stand.” He told Business Insider that while he used to be able to focus on just one task some days, now AI is constantly pulling him in a different direction.
Steve Jaegge, who worked at Amazon in the early days and spent 12 years at Google, said he and his friends started taking naps during the day to cope with the wear and tear of coding AI. He said companies should consider imposing a three-hour cap on AI-assisted work.
AI fatigue, which is significantly different from simply being tired of hearing about AI or feeling pressured to use it in your work, is a hot topic among software engineers but can also occur in other industries.
