AI stages of grief

Denial — "It's fancy autocomplete / it just regurgitates what it finds on the internet"

Anger — "This is dangerous/soulless/tech is destroying the world/but it uses all the water."

Bargaining — "You'll always need a human to check it / it can't replace _____ / code was never the bottleneck"

Depression — "The job market is dead / I spent 20 years learning these skills and now..."

Acceptance — "I may have token psychosis."

# Apr 1, 2026