Overreliance on AI produces low-quality 'workslop' that shifts corrective effort to recipients, harming productivity, careers, and unclear ROI for workplaces.
Widespread generative AI use produces polished but shallow "workslop" that burdens colleagues, reduces trust, and causes measurable productivity and financial losses.
AI tools aren't making much of a difference for companies
Most enterprise AI investments show no measurable return; only about 5% of pilots produce significant value while low-effort 'workslop' reduces usefulness.
Is AI-generated 'workslop' to blame for a lack of productivity gains? | Fortune
AI-generated low-effort "workslop" is producing time-consuming cleanup, undermining productivity and contributing to companies' lack of clear return on AI investments.