Bezos says AI productivity could enable shorter workweeks
In a Fox News interview aired Wednesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said AI-driven productivity gains could allow some people to support a family while working three days a week. He also suggested one earner might be enough for some two-income households. Bezos offered no specifics on how those gains would translate into household income or when the change might occur. He argued AI could produce labor shortages rather than widespread job losses. Asked about roughly 30,000 Amazon job cuts over the past 12 months, he attributed them to pandemic-era overhiring and rapid headcount growth.