The people who believe AI can take over your job are often the very same individuals who have no real grasp of what your job actually entails. Box founder Aaron Levie described this phenomenon as “AI psychosis.”

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For instance, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce, citing AI agents as the reason. Meanwhile, tech layoffs in 2026 are already approaching the total number seen throughout all of 2025. And DuckDuckGo is seeing a surge in installs from users frustrated with Google forcing AI into search results—they just want plain links instead.

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