GPT-4 (DAY WEEK): U.S. EDITION - HOW THE LATEST AI TECHNOLOGY CAN LEAD TO A NATION OF SHORTER HOURS, WITHOUT REDUCTIONS IN LIVELIHOODS OR PRODUCTIVITY

Another scenario considers how many workers could be augmented by AI to the extent that their productivity improves by at least 10%, thereby enabling a reduction of 10% of the working weekly working schedule, whilst keeping pay the same. [...] edition 7 The report thus recommends that public and private sector employers take advantage of this significant opportunity, to become world leaders in the take up of workplace AI as well as improve the lives of well over 170 million people. [...] Whilst many have focused on the pessimistic - and often deterministic - outlook of job losses and degradation, the prospect of improved productivity for huge swathes of the workforce also points to an alternative, more equitable solution: shorter work weeks for all and a four-day week horizon. [...] This latter scenario does not necessarily lead to a four-day week for many workers, but, as this study shows, it applies to the vast majority of the workforce and so would constitute a huge shift in the world of work. [...] edition 19 Most and least susceptible States for AI productivity driven 4-day work week over a ten year period Figure 3: the states with the largest (top) and lowest (bottom) shares of the labour force that will be eligible for an AI-driven four-day week over the next decade..