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AI Workslop: Low Quality Outputs Diminish Trust, ROI

9/23/2025

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Stanford and BetterUp report AI-generated 'workslop' is widespread, yielding low-quality outputs requiring substantial human correction.
Workers spend time deciphering AI content, diminishing colleagues' perceived capability and trust.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) finds 95% of organizations see no AI ROI, even as AI usage has doubled.
Critics say tools are misapplied, yielding superficial content and risks to critical thinking.

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Story summary

Stanford and BetterUp report AI-generated 'workslop' is widespread, yielding low-quality outputs requiring substantial human correction.
Workers spend time deciphering AI content, diminishing colleagues' perceived capability and trust.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) finds 95% of organizations see no AI ROI, even as AI usage has doubled.
Critics say tools are misapplied, yielding superficial content and risks to critical thinking.