‘Did you use AI?’ is the wrong question. Ask ‘What did you use AI for?’
TL;DR
AI shaming has jumped from the arts into the workplace. Smart leaders match the rules for AI use to what the work is actually for. AI shaming has jumped from the arts into the workplace. Smart leaders match the rules for AI use to what the work is actually for.
Nauti's Take
The reframing is useful: asking what the work is for, rather than which tool touched it, produces workable rules instead of quiet suspicion inside a team. The catch is effort, because someone has to decide per task type where AI helps and where a human voice actually matters.
For managers this is the better starting point, and for employees only if the criteria are written down in advance instead of appearing during a dispute.
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