🇦🇺 Australia Apr 14, 2026 · Ramin Skibba

Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’

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Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’
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Workslop refers to AI-generated work that seems polished but is flawed and in need of heavy correctionsKen, a copywriter for a large, Miami-based cybersecurity firm, used to enjoy his job. But then the “workslop” started piling up.Workslop is an unintended consequence of the AI boom. It’s what happens when employees use AI to quickly generate work that seems polished – at least superficially – but is in fact so flawed or inaccurate that it needs to be heavily corrected, cleaned up or even comple

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