Swabha Swayamdipta

Are We Automating the Joy Out of Work? Designing AI to Augment Work, Not Meaning

Prior work has mapped which workplace tasks are exposed to AI, but less is known about whether workers perceive these tasks as meaningful or as busywork. We examined: (1) which dimensions of meaningful work do workers associate with tasks exposed to AI; and (2) how do the traits of existing AI systems compare to the t…