OpenAI Urges Firms to Trial Four-Day Weeks

OpenAI is encouraging employers to trial four-day work weeks with no pay cuts as part of a broader set of policy proposals aimed at helping society adapt to the AI era. The ChatGPT-maker also suggests expanding jobs in childcare, education and healthcare, creating a public wealth fund, and increasing worker benefits like retirement contributions and subsidised childcare. The proposals come amid growing concern that advanced AI could displace workers, with OpenAI warning systems may soon complete tasks that currently take humans months. However, some economists caution that AI's transformative impact on jobs and productivity could take decades to materialise.