Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’
2026-04-14 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Managers promised AI would boost productivity; instead, workers are drowning in 'workslop'—AI-generated garbage that looks polished at first glance but requires extensive human rework. Ken and others are discovering that AI doesn't eliminate work; it just creates a new category of cleanup labor that nobody wanted.