CMDS 2025 Working Paper 7: Workslop, the Optimization Trap, and the Authenticity Gap
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| author | Center for Meaning and Drift Studies (CMDS) |
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| contents | <p>This working paper explores the rise of AI generated workslop, content that appears polished but lacks substantive value, and situates it within broader cultural frameworks of the Optimization Trap and the Authenticity Gap. Drawing on cognitive systems theory and cultural analysis, the paper argues that workslop represents not only a productivity issue but also a trust deficit in organizational and digital life. By examining how algorithmic tools accelerate low fidelity outputs, the study links generative AI to larger dynamics of synthetic realness, cultural drift, and institutional erosion.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | CMDS 2025 Working Paper 7: Workslop, the Optimization Trap, and the Authenticity Gap Center for Meaning and Drift Studies (CMDS) workslop optimization trap authenticity gap vapor work synthetic realness cognitive drift cultural drift attention economy decision fatigue filter fatigue AI productivity institutional trust <p>This working paper explores the rise of AI generated workslop, content that appears polished but lacks substantive value, and situates it within broader cultural frameworks of the Optimization Trap and the Authenticity Gap. Drawing on cognitive systems theory and cultural analysis, the paper argues that workslop represents not only a productivity issue but also a trust deficit in organizational and digital life. By examining how algorithmic tools accelerate low fidelity outputs, the study links generative AI to larger dynamics of synthetic realness, cultural drift, and institutional erosion.</p> |
| title | CMDS 2025 Working Paper 7: Workslop, the Optimization Trap, and the Authenticity Gap |
| topic | workslop optimization trap authenticity gap vapor work synthetic realness cognitive drift cultural drift attention economy decision fatigue filter fatigue AI productivity institutional trust |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17230203 |