Picture this: You’ve just invested in cutting-edge AI tools to liberate your team from mundane tasks. The demos were dazzling, the ROI calculations compelling. Six months later, instead of a workplace renaissance, you’re facing unexpected fallout—glazed eyes in meetings, rising sick days, and a new term being whispered around the office: “AI exhaustion.” It’s the corporate equivalent of buying a treadmill to get in shape, only to trip and fall flat on your face. Welcome to the AI paradox of 2025—where the very technology promising workplace salvation might be driving us faster toward burnout.