Are workers indeed quiet quitting, and if so, where does AI fit into this rising trend? You have almost certainly heard about or seen news reports exclaiming that quiet quitting is here and amongst us all. Yes, indeed, quiet quitting is experiencing its banner headline pronouncements during a seemingly pronounced fifteen minutes of fame. Will the spotlight last longer than a short-lived fad? Will it have endurance and become part of our permanent lexicon? Lots of vital questions abound. I am going to unpack the quiet quitting phenomenon and see what makes the whole matter so notably significant right now. On top of that, I'll introduce a facet that I'm betting most have not realized is getting dragged into the quiet quitting mania. Make sure you are sitting down. The latest dovetailing consideration involves the inclusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the quiet quitting arena. AI is being added to the quiet quitting bandwagon, though not everyone is especially pleased with having AI become inexorably entangled therein. This abundantly raises all sorts of AI Ethics concerns. We will examine how quiet quitting and Ethical AI are going to be at times partners and at other times foes. For my overall ongoing and extensive coverage of AI Ethics and Ethical AI, see the link here and the link here, just to name a few.