Bezos says AI productivity could mean 3-day work weeks, pressed on Amazon layoffs live on air
VraserX · x · 2026-10-15
Key points
- Bezos suggested AI-driven productivity gains could let people support a family on just three days of work per week.
- Bret Baier directly pressed him on how that squares with Amazon's ongoing job cuts.
- Commentator's take: if AI makes everyone more productive, people should eventually get some of their time back—the core question of distributing AI's gains.
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