{"id":22015,"date":"2026-02-18T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/the-bogus-four-day-workweek-that-ai-supposedly-frees-up\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:37:15","slug":"the-bogus-four-day-workweek-that-ai-supposedly-frees-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/the-bogus-four-day-workweek-that-ai-supposedly-frees-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly \u2018frees up\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains<\/p>\n

The front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: \u201cThese companies say AI is key to their four-day workweeks.<\/a>\u201d The subhead was euphoric: \u201cSome companies are giving workers back more time as artificial intelligence<\/a> takes over more tasks.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Post<\/em> explained: \u201cmore companies may move toward a shortened workweek, several <\/strong>executives and researchers predict, as workers, especially those in younger generations, continue to push for better work-life balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com<\/a>. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now<\/p>\n

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\nBusiness leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains
\nThe front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: \u201cThese companies say AI is key to their four-day workweeks.\u201d The subhead was euphoric: \u201cSome companies are giving workers back more time as artificial intelligence takes over more tasks.\u201d
\nAs the Post explained: \u201cmore companies may move toward a shortened workweek, several executives and researchers predict, as workers, especially those in younger generations, continue to push for better work-life balance.\u201d
\nRobert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains The front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: \u201cThese companies say AI is key to their four-day workweeks.\u201d The subhead was euphoric: \u201cSome companies are giving workers back more time …<\/p>\n

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