Tech giants are spending billions on artificial intelligence only to discover much of it is funding low‑value 'work slop' that still needs heavy human checking, with a senior Microsoft executive warning the industry is now trapped in a 'doom loop.'
Some major technology companies are reassessing how they deploy artificial intelligence (AI) as concerns grow over productivity, rising costs and low‑quality workplace content. Microsoft executive vice‑president Ryan Roslansky has described a potential 'doom loop' in which AI‑generated material is summarised by another AI tool without adding meaningful new ideas.