40% Of AI Productivity Gains Lost To Rework For Errors
CIO, Monday, April 13th, 2026
AI tools are helping organizations get work done faster, but there's a good chance that your most engaged and talented employees are the ones quietly tasked with the burden of AI-cleanup.
While the promise of enterprise AI use hinges on productivity gains, hidden drains on productivity have emerged in practice, with your organization's most engaged employees likely suffering the brunt of 'AI workslop.'
According to a recent survey from Workday, around 40% of time saved through use of AI is offset by the extra work created fixing AI-generated content. Workday estimates that for every 10 hours of efficiency that companies gain through AI tools, approximately 4 hours are lost fixing AI outputs.