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Anthropologist David Graeber’s theory of “bullshit jobs” refers to the jobs that even people who perform them think are meaningless. While there isn’t robust data to support the “bullshit job” theory, it resonated among thousands of workers who shared stories of how they spend hours doing meaningless tasks or pretending to be working.
Widespread AI adoption has raised concerns about the technology replacing humans at work. However, “bullshit jobs” that Graeber called the form of spiritual violence may not be the first ones to be eliminated.
AI adoption may lead to “efficient inefficiency” if the technology is used to perform unproductive, superfluous tasks. In this case, it doesn’t matter if AI can perform these tasks more efficiently.