Hacker News — 2026-04-14#

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The AI productivity narrative is colliding hard with biological limits and corporate reality. While the industry pushes for “10x output,” senior engineers are suffering intense burnout from reviewing a massive influx of AI-generated pull requests that look clean but contain deep structural flaws. Meanwhile, the disconnect between vendor promises and actual ROI is surfacing: 90% of executives surveyed admit AI has had zero impact on productivity or employment over the past three years.