Why people create AI “Workslop”—and how to stop it
- Jan 17
- 1 min read
As AI tools have proliferated in workplaces and pressure to use them has mounted, employees have had to contend with the scourge of workslop, or low-effort, AI-generated work that looks plausibly polished, but ends up wasting time and effort as it offloads cognitive work onto the recipient.
For the person on the receiving end, it can be a confusing and infuriating experience.
When we coined the term workslop in an HBR article this past fall, we explained that it can have a toxic effect on workplace dynamics, breeding mistrust and leading team members to think less of the sender’s intelligence and trustworthiness, among other traits.
In our ongoing research, we have heard a number of examples of workslop seeding ill will, eroding trust, and generally having a corrosive effect on workplace morale
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