Study finds certain AI usage patterns cause cognitive fatigue and burnout in workers, while others reduce stress—programmer reports overwhelming stress from Gas Town's multi-agent AI platform in January 2026

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

Generative AIA new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and Gabriella Rosen KellermanMarch 5, 2026HBR Staff/Runstudio/Getty ImagesSummary. Leer en españolLer em portuguêsPostOn New Year’s Day, programmer Steve Yegge launched Gas Town, an open-source platform that lets users orchestrate swarms of Claude Code agents simultaneously, assembling softw...