What is 'AI psychosis' among tech CEOs?
It's a term describing executives who make major staffing and strategy decisions based on polished, error-free AI demos rather than how AI systems actually perform in production. Insulated from real deployment work, they mistake a scripted demo for a finished product — then lay off the people needed to close that gap.
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Big Tech CEOs’ AI Psychosis Is a Total DisasterTech CEOs are cutting jobs based on flawless AI demos, not real production results — and the data shows the productivity case doesn't hold up.
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