The AI Era: The most excited are the bosses, as if they see that once AI is implemented, costs will plummet, efficiency will increase, and stock prices/valuations will skyrocket. The most troubled are the middle managers, who need to fully implement the bosses' directives, even if there’s no place to use AI, they have to come up with areas where it can be applied. The most fearful are the ordinary employees, as HR KPIs probably include how many people can be replaced by AI, and the bosses are just short of writing "replace you with AI" on their faces...