This weekly update brings major news about how AI agents are changing work for employees around the world.

A new report shows that 27% of work hours in Europe and 30% in the United States could be automated by 2030. This means many workers will need to learn new skills or find different jobs. The change is happening much faster than people expected.

AI is not just taking jobs away - it's also creating new ones. Companies are hiring more people for AI-related work like data science and machine learning. However, workers in office support and customer service jobs face the biggest risk of losing their positions.

A troubling new problem called "workslop" is hurting workplace relationships. This happens when employees use AI tools to create work that looks good but doesn't help anyone. Workers spend almost two hours dealing with each piece of bad AI work they receive from coworkers.

The study found that 41% of workers have experienced workslop, and it costs companies about $186 per worker each month. For a company with 10,000 employees, this adds up to over $9 million per year in lost time and money.

Large companies are more likely to cut jobs because of AI than small businesses. Small companies often have workers who do many different tasks, making it harder to replace them with AI. Big companies have more specialized jobs that AI can do more easily.

Workers are also facing trust problems when coworkers send them poor AI-generated work. About half of employees think less of colleagues who send workslop, seeing them as less creative and reliable. This is damaging teamwork and making it harder for people to work together.

The IT department faces the biggest job cuts from AI. Many coding and data tasks can now be done by AI tools, leading to fewer job openings in these areas. However, workers who learn to use AI well are becoming more valuable to their companies.