Brain rot

Recent empirical evidence highlights a severe disconnect between perceived benefits of using AI and its improvement in quality. We need to redefine our working relationship with AI and the outcomes it produces by taking a more human-centric approach.

Welcome to workslop!

The New Zealand government’s promised overhaul of its public service has made much of the potential of artificial intelligence to streamline operations and compensate for savage cuts in the workforce, so will it work?

Wading through ‘workslop’

AI is being used to generate large volumes of low-value, error-prone work that creates busywork for others, rather than increase productivity, so, how can workers and employers cut back on workslop to actually realise AI’s benefits?