Merlin Rebrović
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Design professionals aren’t doing well. The latest survey of tech workers by Noam Segal and Lenny Rachitsky states:
> Designers and researchers are the most worried. They report the most AI anxiety, the most fear of job loss, the worst-rated managers, and the lowest willingness to recommend their field. It’s a continuation of a trend we flagged last year.
I don’t know the exact reasons why so many people gave that answer, but it feels directionally correct, and my personal experiences and opinions align with it. The short version is that I don’t have an aversion to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models being used as a tool where appropriate. What makes my work life miserable is how some people use the models to amplify problems that those people were causing even before GenAI existed.
For a longer, more nuanced version, read on --> https://merlin.rebrovic.net/blog/designers-are-not-doing-well-in-2026/