Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
BBC News ● Covered by 4 sources
Tech executives including Google and OpenAI have argued that AI will cut working time, but BBC reporting and worker accounts describe AI teams at major AI companies requiring weekend work and very long hours. Workers cited by the BBC said AI sprints at OpenAI and Anthropic can top 90 hours in a seven-day period, and Meta staff described being reassigned to urgent AI work without a choice. The result is expanded workloads—partly from needing to check AI outputs—and instead of shorter weeks, many employees report working as much as 70 hours a week at some AI companies.
Why it matters
Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.
