The researchers defined workslop as AI-generated work content that "masquerades as good work but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task." Employees surveyed said an average of 15.4% of the content they receive now qualifies as workslop. But workslop is also sent to managers by direct reports, where it accounts for 18% of the work. Roughly half of the people surveyed viewed colleagues who sent workslop as less creative, capable, and reliable than before. This isn't the first time research has emerged which implies that AI is causing just as many problems as it solves in the workplace.