Oct 7, 20268 min read
What Is Workslop? Why AI Output Is Breaking Collaboration Between Colleagues
Workslop is AI-generated work that looks finished but does not move the task forward, so the colleague who receives it has to interpret, fix, or redo it. Four in ten US full-time employees received workslop in the past month (Niederhoffer et al., HBR, 2025). It is not a technology failure. It is a failure of collaboration between people.
AI Adoption
Collaboration (H2H)
AI in the Coordination Layer
Measurement
RECODE Method