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1. Oct 11
   AI FOMO turns companies and workers into performers

   A commentary piece by 刺猬公社 (republished by Huxiu and 36Kr) examines how AI FOMO is reshaping workplaces: Layoffs.fyi data shows 33% of 2026 layoff events were AI-related versus 1% in 2024, and Crunchbase figures cited in the piece attribute 92,913 tech layoffs this year to AI — 72% of the total — with Layoffs.fyi tracking more than 130,000 cuts, including at Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Microsoft and PayPal. The article also cites a Howworks.ai survey saying 51% of U.S. workers fear losing their jobs to AI, 72% of professionals lack confidence in adapting to it, and 16% of employees pretend to use AI to please their bosses, while 60%–70% of tech leaders name FOMO as a key reason for AI investment. It further references a 2026 meta-analysis framing AI anxiety through terror management theory, a Nature survey of 1,907 researchers across 75 countries (48% negative, 30% positive, 22% neutral), and a joint statement by 26 Fields Medalists including Terence Tao, arguing the anxiety touches deeper questions about human worth.

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