Workers losing a day a week fixing 'AI slop,' study finds
Workers losing a day a week fixing 'AI slop,' study finds
Tom Hutchison, Charlotte Owen Sun, November 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM UTC
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Artificial intelligence is costing employees roughly a full workday each week (Image: Getty Images)
Artificial intelligence is costing employees roughly a full workday each week - as staff members spend time reviewing and fixing the mistakes it generates. Nearly half (46%) of workers find themselves correcting work that coworkers produced incorrectly using AI tools - consuming an average of six hours and 57 minutes weekly, a new study found.
Two in ten people choose to completely redo the 'AI slop' created by fellow employees, research commissioned by Arden University revealed.
Interestingly, the study of 2,000 working adults also showed half of those fixing colleagues' AI work relied on AI to help correct it.
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Almost two-thirds of workers acknowledged using AI within the past three months - primarily to search for information, draft emails or brainstorm ideas.
Employees reported that AI enabled them to complete tasks more quickly and a quarter of workers said it enhanced their grasp of complex topics, reports the Daily Star.
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Artificial intelligence robot looking at futuristic digital data display. (Image: Getty Images)
Younger workers are most inclined to embrace AI with 73% of Gen Z and 72% of Millennials utilizing ChatGPT, Claude or comparable platforms versus 56% of Gen Xers. Yet despite this surge in workplace AI adoption, over half (53%) of employees don't inform their supervisor about their AI usage at work.
Vitaly Klopot, chief innovation and commercial officer at Arden University, said employers must 'consider the effect' of AI on the 'whole team'.
He said: "Getting an answer from a chatbot is only the starting point. The opportunity goes beyond producing more emails and documents.
"It's about solving problems, improving work and building reliable processes for everyday tasks. A quick draft may save one person time but if a colleague spends hours correcting it, employers need to consider the effect on the whole team."
He added: "Practical education can help workers move beyond trial and error. Most users already report saving time - the next step is helping more people get useful results confidently and responsibly."
Arden University has announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud and will launch more than 30 new degrees designed to include AI-enabled learning experiences and prepare students for the workplace.
Source: “AOL Money”
