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.