Access the article: AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity (Harvard Business Review, 2025).
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Summary: This article describes how widespread use of generative AI has produced “workslop”—content that appears polished but lacks substance, offloading cognitive labor onto others and eroding productivity, trust, and collaboration. Research from BetterUp Labs and Stanford found that 41% of workers encountered workslop, losing nearly two hours of rework per instance. The authors urge leaders to model thoughtful AI use and promote a “pilot mindset” combining high agency and optimism.
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