AI can turn a few sentences into pages of prose. Some employers have had enough.
Fed up with bloated, confusing internal documents, companies are issuing new rules for when employees should — and shouldn't — use AI.
Generative AI is being used to produce lengthy and convoluted documents, causing frustration among some employers. These organizations are responding with policies detailing appropriate internal AI usage versus overuse. According to a BetterUp and Stanford survey, 40% of 1,150 full-time U.S. desk workers received AI-sloppy content from colleagues in the past month, with each instance typically costing nearly two hours to resolve.
Leapsome, a AI-powered HR software company, introduced an AI writing policy in mid-August for its 130 employees in Berlin and New York. The policy emphasizes critical thinking, clarity, and brevity, discouraging the use of AI-generated content without personal input. Clay, a sales and marketing automation platform, also implemented a policy to manage the misuse of AI and promote clear communication.
The term "meat proxies" was coined to describe those who share unverified AI outputs. These policies aim to prevent the passing off of AI-generated content as original thought and reduce the time spent deciphering unclear or overly lengthy documents.
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