title: "The hidden work of making AI usable"

While AI promises to save time, it often creates new, hidden labor for users. This extra work involves "botsitting," the constant supervision and prompting required to get usable results from AI tools. Users also spend significant time on "botshitting," which is the process of cleaning up incorrect or low-quality outputs generated by the AI. This continuous cycle of supervising and correcting not only consumes the time it was meant to save but also erodes the quality of the final product and a worker's sense of ownership.