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If AI boosts productivity, can workers get a day off?

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3d ago· 2 min readenOpinion

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A satirical/skeptical take on AI-driven productivity revolution. The author questions why, if AI is supposed to dramatically increase productivity across the white-collar workforce, workers should not get time off or reduced hours as a result. The article challenges the narrative that AI-driven efficiency gains will benefit workers rather than just employers.

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If AI is going to 10x our productivity across the board, that means that I should be able to produce the same amount...

Everything getting faster and easier would be an extraordinary boon to all of our lives.

Can we have a day off then?

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So, apparently we are at the cusp of the entire world’s white collar workforce (and, by extension, much of the US workforce) undergoing a revolution in productivity. AI is the technology that is going to revolutionize the way we work, the way we interact

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