Ask HN: Are you more exhausted in the AI era? Parallel tracking and guardrailing overload workers
mellosty · hn · 2026-10-30
An HN thread asks whether AI is making workers more tired despite higher productivity. The poster describes cognitive overload from tracking many parallel workstreams, reading huge volumes of generated text, and constant guardrailing, decision-making, and context switching.
The thread invites tips on using AI without increasing mental overload while staying relevant enough to keep one's job, drawing community discussion on managing attention in the AI era.
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