The 5-Day Week Is 100 Years Old | Will AI End It?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential end of the five-day work week due to AI advancements and productivity gains.

The five-day work week hasn't changed since Henry Ford introduced it in 1926, and Nick reckons AI might be the thing that finally ends it. Thanks to AI productivity gains in service businesses are already real, and the question isn't whether people can get five days of work done in four, it's whether business owners will pass that time back or just pocket the margin. Do you think a four-day week could actually work in Australia?

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Reilly, Jason Robinson

Topics covered

• work week
• AI impact
• productivity
• business owners
• four-day week

Keywords

• five-day work week
• AI
• productivity gains
• four-day week
• business owners

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia

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