AI engineers report burnout and rushed rollouts as ‘rat race’ to stay competitive hits tech industry
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9 months ago
Artificial intelligence engineers at top tech companies told CNBC that the pressure to roll out AI tools at breakneck speed has come to define their jobs.
They say that much of their work is assigned to appease investors rather than to solve problems for end users, and that they are often chasing OpenAI.
Burnout is an increasingly common theme as AI workers say their employers are pursuing projects without regard for the technology’s effect on climate change, surveillance and other potential real-world harms.
