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INCREASED WORKLOAD [6 records]

Record 1 2026-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

AI workslop(also called "workslop") refers to AI-generated content that appears polished and professional on the surface but lacks substantive accuracy, relevance, or internal coherence. The term combines "work" and "slop"(or low-quality output) to describe content that looks good but fails to deliver meaningful value. Although such content may initially seem usable, it often requires extensive human correction or replacement, resulting in increased workload rather than efficiency gains.

Key term(s)
  • work slop
  • AI work slop
  • AI-generated work slop
  • artificial intelligence-generated workslop
  • artificial intelligence-generated work slop
  • artificial intelligence work slop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Dans un contexte professionnel, on parle de travail dégénératif pour désigner du contenu généré par l'intelligence artificielle qui paraît soigné et crédible, mais qui manque de précision, de pertinence ou de cohérence. Bien que ce travail puisse sembler utilisable à première vue, il exige souvent des corrections substantielles par des humains, ce qui entraîne une charge de travail accrue plutôt que des gains d'efficacité.

OBS

travail dégénératif : désignation proposée par l'Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) en 2025.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work and Production
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Sociology of Work
DEF

The ability of a person to engage in muscular work.

CONT

If the physical workload exceeds one's capacity to perform it, there are various complications and consequences, including musculoskeletal disorders and impaired cardiovascular function.... to maintain the health of workers and prevent premature burnout of the workforce and other consequences of increased workload, it is necessary to maintain... the physical work capacity(PWC) of the worker... PWC represents the highest amount of energy a person can consume during an eight-hour work shift without damaging one's health...

OBS

physical work capacity: designation and definition standardized by ISO in 2020.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et production
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Sociologie du travail
DEF

Capacité d'une personne à effectuer un travail musculaire.

OBS

capacité de travail physique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en 2020.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
CONT

Athlete's heart, common term for an enlarged heart associated with repeated strenuous exercise. As a result of the increased workload required of it, the heart will increase physiologically by enlarging chambers and muscle mass, or hypertrophy by enlarging the size of the chambers and increasing the volume of blood pumped per stroke.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

Le cœur d'athlète s'oppose au «cœur pathologique» dont l'augmentation de volume résulte, non pas d'une adaptation du cœur à l'exercice, mais d'une dilatation de nature pathologique entraînant des anomalies de fonctionnement.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Control
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

The review and investigation workload of the Office has grown over the past three years as our monitoring capacity improved and awareness of our determination to pursue breaches of the Lobbyists Registration Act and the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct increased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de gestion
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

La charge de travail du Bureau que constituent ses examens et enquêtes s'est accrue au cours des trois dernières années, parce que celui-ci a renforcé sa capacité de surveillance et que le public a pris davantage conscience que le Bureau entendait donner suite aux infractions à la Loi sur l'enregistrement des lobbyistes et au Code de déontologie des lobbyistes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

[Revenue Canada] increased the number of Income Tax objections completed per FTE by 5 %, from 90 in 1995-96(after adjusting for extraordinary one-time workload) to 95 in 1996-97.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

[Revenu Canada] a augmenté de 5 % le nombre d'oppositions à l'impôt sur le revenu traitées par ÉTP, les faisant passer de 90 en 1995-1996 (après redressement d'une charge de travail exceptionnelle) à 95 en 1996-1997.

Spanish

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Record 6 1990-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail

Spanish

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