Businesses Grapple With AI Productivity Drain

Companies are finding that widespread subpar outputs from generative AI—termed “AI workslop”—are forcing employees to spend significant time correcting errors, undermining productivity in 2026. A Zapier survey of over 1,100 U.S. professionals found 58% spend at least three hours weekly revising AI-generated content, while Workday and AlixPartners report four of every ten claimed saved hours are lost to fixes, prompting firms to invest in training, orchestration, and hybrid workflows.