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AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Niederhoffer, Kate; Gabriella Rosen Kellerman; Angela Lee; Alex Liebscher; Kristina Rapuano; and Jeffrey T. Hancock · Harvard Business Review · 22 September 2025; updated 25 September 2025

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Used for the reputational cost of AI-generated workslop: recipients of workslop trusted senders less and rated them as less creative, capable and reliable.

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Niederhoffer, Kate, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Angela Lee, Alex Liebscher, Kristina Rapuano, and Jeffrey T. Hancock. 'AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity.' Harvard Business Review, 22 September 2025, updated 25 September 2025. HBR article summarising research by BetterUp Labs and Stanford Social Media Lab.