C008 — Claim Definition¶


Research	R0007 — AI Cognitive Amplifier
Run	2026-03-20
Claim	C008

Claim as Received¶

Toxic workers often have above-average raw output (Housman and Minor).

Claim as Clarified¶

Toxic workers often have above-average raw output (Housman and Minor).

BLUF¶

Confirmed. Housman and Minor found that toxic workers are more productive than average in terms of raw output, which enables organizations to overlook their misconduct. This is a key finding of the Toxic Workers paper.

Scope¶

Domain: Performance research / AI productivity
Timeframe: As stated in claim
Testability: Verifiable against published research

Assessment Summary¶

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%)

Confidence: High

Status¶

Field	Value
Date created	2026-03-20
Date completed	2026-03-20
Researcher profile	Not provided
Prompt version	claim v1.0-draft
Revisit by	2027-03-20
Revisit trigger	New studies or corrections