SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 11, 2026Hacker News

AI Fatigue: A Software Engineer Warns of Mental Costs to Productivity Gains

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Software engineer Siddhant Khare's essay about "AI fatigue" reveals a troubling paradox: while AI tools boost coding productivity, they're making developers more exhausted than ever. Engineers now spend their days context-switching between multiple AI-generated solutions rather than focusing deeply on single problems, leading to burnout and skill atrophy.

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