Sam Altman said AI hasn't led to 4-hour workweeks because people are competitive
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If leaders treat AI-driven productivity purely as a way to raise the output bar, they’ll get more throughput, not shorter workweeks—Altman is naming the cultural constraint, not the technical one. For operators, the question is whether you want to bank the gains as margin, speed, or reduced burnout, and then design incentives accordingly.
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