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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

Babysitting the Machine: Glean's Rebecca Hinds on the Hidden Human Labor of AI at Work

10 June 2026 1:46:20 Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz

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About this episode

Rebecca Hinds, author of "Your Best Meeting Ever" and Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, breaks down the surprising findings from the new Work AI Index 2026 report surveying 6,000 workers. While 87% now use AI and report saving 13 hours per week, only 13% say their organization is performing significantly better—a paradox explained by two new concepts: "botsitting" (the hidden labor of making AI useful) and "botshitting" (delivering AI-generated work you can't defend). They discuss practical solutions including better-integrated AI systems, smarter AI detection policies, and aligning work to meaningful missions.



LINKS:

  • Rebecca Hinds Personal Website
  • Glean Work AI Institute
  • Your Best Meeting Ever Book
  • Glean Enterprise AI Platform
  • Stanford Future of Work
  • Glean Enterprise Graph
  • Pangram Labs AI Detection
  • OpenAI ChatGPT Product Page
  • Anthropic Claude Product Page
  • Google Gemini Product Page
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Page
  • Glean AI Transformation 100
  • Rebecca Hinds LinkedIn Profile


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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) About the Episode

(03:22) Grounding AI adoption

(06:46) Methodology and Glean

(12:25) Productivity paradox emerges (Part 1)

(20:31) Sponsor: Claude

(22:22) Productivity paradox emerges (Part 2)

(25:36) Bot sitting burden

(34:00) Hidden time savings

(39:56) Meaning versus automation

(47:14) Enterprise graph potential

(53:13) Detecting bot slop

(01:00:32) Retention and incentives

(01:07:54) Transformation and mission

(01:20:06) AI teammate model

(01:26:01) Future organizational design

(01:32:31) Research and meetings

(01:41:43) Episode Outro

(01:45:07) Outro



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