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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan Says AI Will Make Three- or Four-Day Workweeks Feasible

He frames automation as a path to fewer workdays with productivity judged by results rather than hours.

Overview

  • In a new interview, Yuan said AI chatbots and agents could let most companies shift to three- or four-day schedules.
  • He acknowledged some roles will disappear, citing entry-level coding tasks, while noting new work in managing code and digital agents.
  • His view echoes comments from Bill Gates, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon about shorter weeks enabled by AI.
  • Other leaders diverge on outcomes, with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei warning of major white-collar losses and DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis predicting broad gains.
  • Zoom is building AI into its platform, including Zoom AI Companion, Docs, and Whiteboard, as trials like Exos report reduced burnout and higher productivity with shorter weeks.