AI engineers report burnout and rushed rollouts as ‘rat race’ to stay competitive hits tech industry
- 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.
