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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

'Secretly We're Going to Be Happy': Sam Altman Claims Overworked Humans Secretly Enjoy the Daily Grind

Sam Altman says AI won’t bring shorter work weeks because people are 'secretly happy' staying busy, a claim that has sparked debate online (Credit: TechCrunch/WikiMedia Commons)

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said artificial intelligence is unlikely to deliver the dramatically shorter work weeks many have hoped for, arguing that people may be 'secretly happy' remaining busy even as technology makes them more productive.

Speaking in late July on the entrepreneurial podcast Relentless, the San Francisco-based tech leader laid out a vision in which AI boosts productivity but does not necessarily shrink the typical working week because human ambition and competition keep filling the time saved.

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