AI can turn a few sentences into pages of prose. Some employers have had enough.
Employers are increasingly implementing formal policies to curb the 'slop' produced by overreliance on generative AI in the workplace. Companies argue that AI-generated content is often bloated and confusing, requiring employees to apply more critical thinking and human oversight.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing corporate shift toward managing AI productivity and maintaining quality standards in professional communication.
SolStock/Getty Images AI-generated documents can waste time because they're often bloated and confusing, some employers say. Their solution: policies outlining where reasonable internal AI use ends, and overreliance begins. "Longer is not better," said one VP whose company recently launched an AI writing policy. Employers have a new message for workers using AI to write: Stop the slop. Fed up with bloated and confusing content, from project proposals to status updates, bosses are instituting policies that outline where reasonable internal AI use ends, and overreliance begins. They say merely urging workers to curb the behavior hasn't been enough. A formal policy creates a shared "touchpoint" rather than requiring leaders to repeatedly explain what is expected, said Clare Jones, CEO of the travel-app maker Polarsteps.
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