Does your CEO have AI psychosis? Aaron Levie thinks most of them do.

# When Leaders Don't Understand the Work They're Cutting Some executives are rushing to replace employees with AI without really understanding what those employees actually do—a problem Box founder Aaron Levie calls "AI psychosis." This disconnect is real: companies like ClickUp have already laid off significant portions of their workforce based on AI promises, even though the leaders making these decisions often lack hands-on knowledge of the jobs they're automating away.
The people deciding that AI can replace your job are also the ones least likely to understand what your job truly involves, according to Box founder Aaron Levie, who pointed to this as an example of “AI psychosis.” Indeed, ClickUp recently cut 22% of its workforce for AI agents, tech layoffs in 2026
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