AI Risks Worsening Existing Workplace Inefficiencies Without Thoughtful Implementation
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AI could exacerbate existing organizational issues like functional stupidity (constraining employee creativity) and incompetence (irrational rules and poor leadership).
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AI risks empowering employees to make contextless requests for info, reducing efficiency.
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The Peter Principle shows how promotions can lead to incompetent leadership, which AI could worsen via “injelitance.”
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Parkinson's Law means employees stretch tasks to fill time, which AI may not improve.
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Organizations should ensure they are not already “stupid” before integrating AI to avoid compounding irrationality.