Silicon Valley tech workers are increasingly seeking therapy as AI disruption and layoffs fuel widespread anxiety and disillusionment, according to a Business Insider report. Therapists in the Bay Area report that workers once driven by professional ambition now face anxiety, disillusionment, and uncertainty regarding the societal impact of their creations. This phenomenon is driven by frequent layoffs and the "complicity grief" felt by those who witness colleagues lose their livelihoods due to AI-driven automation. Psychotherapists note that even high-performing individuals struggle to reconcile careers with personal challenges. The speed of change has exacerbated issues, with new AI models altering professional landscapes in weeks, making traditional markers of success like post-IPO growth less fulfilling. Experts suggest intense work has historically functioned as avoidance for other stressors. The instability affects the core of the tech workforce, creating unease across major technology hubs amid a "great coding reset." Beyond mental health, businesses struggle to establish coherent AI policies. Executives find it difficult to measure AI effectiveness, leading to contradictory directives. Companies are caught between encouraging AI adoption and managing substantial, often opaque, costs. The lack of standardized metrics has led organizations to prioritize employees who can teach colleagues to navigate these tools.