R0007/2026-03-19/C008/H3

Research	R0007 — AI Made Everyone Faster
Run	2026-03-19
Claim	C008
Hypothesis	H3

Statement

Toxic workers do not have above-average output

Status

Current: Eliminated

Supporting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	Primary evidence from research

Contradicting Evidence

Evidence	Summary
SRC01-E01	Evidence supports alternative hypothesis

Reasoning

Confirmed. Housman and Minor found toxic workers are much more productive than average in raw output terms, though output quality is slightly lower. This is a key insight — toxic workers persist partly because raw productivity masks organizational damage.

Relationship to Other Hypotheses

See assessment.md for full reasoning.