Mitchellh – I strongly believe there are entire companies now under AI psychosis

A single post from software heavyweight Mitchell Hashimoto lit a match under a very dry pile of tech anxiety: he says some companies are in full-on “AI psychosis,” so deep in the hype that normal conversations have become impossible. And judging by the replies, a lot of people didn’t just agree — they practically kicked the door down to vent. The loudest mood was: this has gone from excitement to delusion. One commenter mocked the idea that it’s now somehow okay to release broken products because “the agents will fix them later,” while others said their workplaces are already letting AI write the code, the tests, and even the reviews. That sparked the most unsettling punchline of the thread: if the machine is marking its own homework, who exactly is checking anything?

But not everyone was fully sold on every anti-AI argument. One reply pushed back, saying speed isn’t the problem — finding mistakes is. That turned the comments into a mini civil war between “AI is making everyone reckless” and “you’re criticizing the wrong part of it.” Meanwhile, another hot take accused AI companies of selling a fantasy of digital employees to eager executives, basically fueling the madness they now profit from. And in perhaps the most relatable mood of all, one person said they’re already dreaming of the post-AI era — a calmer future where the hype dies down and people go back to standards, proof, and maybe, just maybe, sanity.