What happens when companies become too AI-pilled?

# When Companies Get Too Excited About AI Some company leaders are making aggressive job cuts based on AI's promises without fully understanding what their employees actually do, which often backfires. ClickUp recently laid off 22% of its staff believing AI could do their work, and this pattern of "AI-obsessed" decision-making is already driving tech layoffs in 2026 to rival all of last year combined. The real risk: executives betting billions on AI replacing workers they don't truly know.
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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