AI anxiety in the workplace decoded: How innovation is making humans lose passion in the age of precision
In a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, fear has quietly become the new workplace currency. The 2025 Acta Psychologica study, “The Impact of AI Anxiety on Employees’ Work Passion,” reveals a stark truth: as machines grow smarter, humans grow wearier. Surveying 430 manufacturing workers, it found that AI-induced anxiety erodes enthusiasm, fueling exhaustion and emotional disconnection from work.
In a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, fear has quietly become the new workplace currency. The 2025 Acta Psychologica study, “The Impact of AI Anxiety on Employees’ Work Passion,” reveals a stark truth: as machines grow smarter, humans grow wearier. Surveying 430 manufacturing workers, it found that AI-induced anxiety erodes enthusiasm, fueling exhaustion and emotional disconnection from work.
