"Clara, we've heard this term that's become very popular: "workslop." And AI-generated work is creating more work. It's like volume over quality. . . . Is workslop just a phase for AI? Is it like a bug that we're going to fix, or is this a feature and something that we're always going to have to be vigilant about when we're in a world where so much can be created so easily?"
"I'm at LinkedIn. We are, if nothing else, a platform of people. We go where the species goes. So for two years, I have thought about human intelligence as my core focus. . . . For humans, work has kind of sucked since the industrial age. We have turned ourselves into efficiency machines. Whether you're at the assembly line or sending emails, it's more, better, faster. More, better, faster. . . . That isn't who humans are. AI is going to out-efficiency us. Robots are going to out-efficiency us."
AI is reshaping the workplace by redefining jobs and generating high volumes of low-quality output known as "workslop." AI will surpass humans in efficiency for routine, repetitive tasks, creating pressure to optimize speed and volume. Human roles will increasingly emphasize creativity, judgment, empathy, and social intelligence rather than mere efficiency. Organizations will face rising task volume and must balance productivity gains with quality control and skill development. Optimism and uncertainty coexist as strategies emerge to leverage AI as a tool while remaining vigilant against degraded output and misplaced priorities.
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