Contrary to popular fear, tech workers rank losing their job to AI second-to-last among concerns; being expected to do more for the same pay ranks first.
The case
Data analysts are the most worried about losing their jobs to AI, more so than engineers.
“Data anal data analysts basically are the most worried about losing their job.”Noam Segal · 12 Jul 2026
The pushback
AI will cause 20-30% white-collar unemployment.
“We're building a technology. It's going to definitely cause 20 to 30% wide collar unemployment.”Jason Calacanis · 17 Sep 2026
Topics
Citation Bureau · compiled from attributed public discussion. Last updated 2026-09-17.