Generative AI is reshaping knowledge work by helping employees complete tasks faster and with less effort. However, the behavioral consequences of these efficiency gains remain underexplored. When employees perceive AI as reducing their workload, they may experience perceived slack, a subjective surplus of available time and cognitive capacity that can be redirected toward non-work AI use during work hours. This paper examines AI-enabled cyberloafing as a distinct workplace phenomenon and conceptualizes it as a multidimensional construct comprising three forms: avoidance/escape, exploration/curiosity, and social/entertainment use. Drawing on the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework, we propose that perceived efficiency is associated with perceived slack, which in turn is associated with AI-enabled cyberloafing, and that organizational monitoring weakens this relationship. The study uses a scenario-based 2 × 2 vignette experiment with employed adults. Expected findings will advance understanding of AI-enabled workplace deviance and inform organizational AI governance practices.
In social welfare systems, agencies are often required to make policy decisions under conditions of uncertainty, limited resources, and significant human consequences. The current study aims to examine how AI-enabled policy simulation can support these policy decisions in the con…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how organizations manage and distribute knowledge. AI-powered systems can efficiently store, retrieve, summarize, and recommend information across organizations. While AI performs well in handling explicit knowledge, such as documents,…
Diagnostic AI models for breast imaging increasingly achieve strong predictive performance, yet clinical adoption remains limited when systems are perceived as opaque. This challenge, known as algorithmic aversion, is especially critical in oncology workflows where clinicians mus…
Functionalist Perspective on Emotions in AI: A Review of Roles, Mechanisms and Impacts TREO Talk Paper Eun Hee Park Old Dominion University epark@odu.edu Mala Kaul University of Nevada, Reno mkaul@unr.edu Chad Anderson Miami University, Ohio ander556@miamioh.edu Abstract Recent a…
In April 2026, a University of South Florida suspect used ChatGPT to research body disposal, firearm logistics, and evidence concealment before allegedly killing two doctoral students (CBS News, 2026). Months earlier, Florida’s Attorney General launched a criminal investigation i…
The digital and AI divide research conceptualizes three levels of inequality including access, capability, and outcomes, with prior research examining who can access AI tools and who has the skills to use them effectively (Carter et al., 2020). For small to medium enterprises (SM…