The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/feb/17/ai-startups-work-culture-san-francisco

by i7l • 5 months ago

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andsoitis• 5 months ago

San Francisco’s AI startups are pushing workers to grind endlessly

Author doesn't appear to understand startup culture, which mingles ambition, youth, and possibility of huge payoff.

Not comparable, in general, to other jobs. Sure, there ARE companies or cultures where people are worked to a pulp (several Asian companies, pointing at you), but SF startup culture doesn't portend what other jobs or industries should expect.

philposting• 5 months ago

Lokuhitige says he works seven days a week, 12 hours a day

The app he's making[1] is an AI-driven notebook for fiction writers. Not changing the world. I don't understand the dedication.

[1] https://www.mythril.io/

leoqa• 5 months ago

He’s wrapped his identity in being a founder so can’t see the sacrifice/meaningless of it all.

bdangubic• 5 months ago

once he is done I’ll clone it with ai over the weekend and showcase it on show hn

hugodan• 5 months ago

this is sponsored content, not journalism

The anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

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