Workers Spend Over 6 Hours Weekly 'Botsitting' AI, Causing Job Frustration
English summary
A survey finds that employees are spending more than six hours each week monitoring, correcting, or otherwise managing AI outputs, a practice called 'botsitting.' This hidden, unacknowledged labor is reportedly leading to increased frustration and burnout among workers. The finding highlights the gap between the promise of seamless AI automation and the reality of human effort required to maintain AI performance.
Chinese summary
一项最新调查显示，员工每周花费超过6小时来监控、纠错或管理AI输出，这一做法被称为“照料AI”（botsitting）。这种隐性且未被承认的劳作正导致员工挫败感和倦怠感加剧。该发现凸显了AI无缝自动化的承诺与维持AI性能所需人力投入之间的落差。
Key points
Workers spend over 6 hours per week on 'botsitting'—monitoring, correcting, or managing AI-generated outputs.
员工每周花超6小时进行“botsitting”，即监控、纠正或管理AI生成的内容。
This hidden labor is fueling job frustration, dissatisfaction, and burnout.
这种隐性劳动正在加剧工作挫败感、不满和倦怠。