A new study published in Harvard Business Review by Stanford University and BetterUp Labs introduces a term that should worry every executive: "workslop." That’s AI-generated work that “masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task.” The study, based on a survey of 1,150 U.S. desk workers, finds that many employees are spending time decoding, correcting, or reworking their colleagues’ AI outputs rather than doing original, high-value work. ...
These reports and studies back up what we already know: AI adoption is widespread, but productivity boosts are elusive. Companies are deploying AI tools without giving teams the know-how, governance, or quality standards required to avoid downstream cleanup. ...