Marketplace All-in-One AI "workslop" is hurting coworker dynamics
Oct 8, 2025
Discover how AI-generated "workslop" is causing chaos in workplace dynamics. A staggering 40% of workers have encountered poorly crafted AI outputs, leading to confusion and inefficiencies. It’s estimated that a company with 10,000 employees could lose about $9 million annually due to this issue. Experts share how fostering psychological safety can help teams improve their interactions and enhance AI use. Learn strategies to experiment with AI effectively, turning it into a tool that augments human skills instead of replacing them.
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Workslop Disrupts Workplace Relationships
- Workslop is AI-generated but sloppily crafted workplace content that creates confusion about how to respond.
- Kate Niederhoffer says it harms interpersonal work relationships and leaves recipients unsure how to act.
Receiving Sloppy AI Output Creates Cognitive Friction
- Receiving sloppy AI output forces workers to decide whether to rewrite, ask for revisions, or accept lower standards.
- Niederhoffer describes this cognitive friction as creating confusion about how to engage afterward.
Workslop Has a Measurable Productivity Cost
- The team measured time lost dealing with each episode and extrapolated organizational cost.
- They estimate roughly $9 million per year in lost productivity for a 10,000-person company.