AI has split the tech workforce almost exactly in half—one half thriving, the other destabilized—revealing that artificial intelligence now has a 3x larger impact on how workers feel than any other job factor, with burnout jumping 11 points in one year while nobody in tech would recommend their role to newcomers. Half of tech workers feel amplified by AI and gaining new capabilities, while the other half feel destabilized, disoriented, or diminished, creating unprecedented bifurcation in how people experience the same technology.