AI fatigue is real. Engineers using AI tools daily report higher cognitive load, not lower. The promise of productivity is landing as a new kind of exhaustion, and the industry is not talking about it.
The paradox is structural. Every AI-assisted decision still requires a human to evaluate, correct, and take responsibility for the output. You are not offloading thinking. You are adding a verification layer on top of it. The mental cost compounds across dozens of interactions per day.
This piece is worth reading in full because it names the mechanism, not just the feeling. If your team is shipping faster but burning out anyway, the cause is probably here.
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