workslop: how AI is making you hate your coworkers

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<p>Corporate America has bet on AI to make work faster and cheaper. Companies like Meta and Microsoft are laying off employees, hoping it will save them money. But a new study has found that there&rsquo;s a growing wave of &ldquo;workslop&rdquo; and AI is actually making <em>more</em> work for the people left in these organizations. It&rsquo;s also costing companies millions. Dexter talks with one of the authors of the study, Kate Niederhoffer, to give us an inside look into the details of the study, what advice she has for organizations and individuals dealing with this new technology, and why AI workslop is a symptom of a much bigger problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Got something you&rsquo;re curious about? Hit us up <a href="mailto:killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc">killswitch@kaleidoscope.nyc</a>, or @killswitchpod, or @dexdigi on IG or Bluesky.</p> <p>Read + Watch:&nbsp;</p> <p>Kate&rsquo;s paper, AI-Generated &ldquo;Workslop&rdquo; Is Destroying Productivity:&nbsp;</p> <p>https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>