Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told Fox News in an interview last week that AI could boost productivity enough to let some workers cut back to three days a week while still supporting their households.
\n\nFox News reports that Bezos said AI-driven efficiency gains could eventually free workers from needing a second job or a full five-day schedule. “Some people will also decide, you know what? I can support my family by working three days a week,” he said. He framed that shift as the direct result of broader economic gains rather than a loss for workers. “That’s what productivity in the economy means,” he said.
\n\nBezos predicted AI could drive double-digit productivity gains across the economy. His bigger worry, he said, isn’t that automation wipes out jobs but that employers will struggle to find workers if people start choosing to work less. “It’s going to actually be difficult to hire people,” he said. The goal, he added, isn’t forcing shorter hours on anyone but giving people the choice. “The productivity in the economy is going to make it so that if people don’t want to work two jobs, they won’t have to,” he said.
\n\nHe’s saying this while Amazon has…
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