AI can automate repetitive tasks, which will increase the productivity of workers
The boss of one the largest recruiters in the world has stated that artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT will open the doors to a four-day work week, and French-styled working practices.
Jean “JC Townend”, president of Adecco UK and Ireland said that chatbots could increase productivity to the point that the work week might be shortened.
She said: “I’d bet on ChatGPT to give us a four day week.
If you can make computers do the repetitive and boring jobs that people don’t enjoy, you can then put the humans on top of the pile to handle the creative and interesting tasks.
Productivity can be defined as either a higher salary or the ability to work less while still receiving the same salary.
The UK is at risk of losing out to the rest of world when it comes to living standards.
According to current projections, Poland’s gross national product will surpass the UK by 2030 as it transforms into a manufacturing and tech powerhouse.
In 2021, a British worker produced $59.20 an hour, while the American worker produced $74.80 per hour (£58.30).
has already cracked down on public sector due to fears of the impact a four-day work week would have on productivity.
In June, the local government minister Lee Rowley ordered a Cambridgeshire council to stop their four-day week experiment after warning that it could be breaking laws guaranteeing services for local residents.
Adecco’s Ms Townend, however, suggested that a four-day work week could lead towards French-style labor market practices.
She said: “If we have a four day working week, then you get what happened in France.”
When they changed the laws on working hours, more people entered the workforce and took on additional jobs. It actually increased demand for jobs.
In France, unemployment is 7.2pc compared to 4.2pc for the UK.
ChatGPT faces increasing challenges as the public’s interest in this technology wane. Software developers, who were seen as the key demographic for AI-powered services to enhance productivity, are now turning away from it.
According to a survey conducted by the developer website Stack Overflow, a third of UK developers don’t believe in the accuracy of AI software.
Two-fifths of developers don’t plan to use the technology, even though it powers services like Microsoft’s code-writing AI GitHub Copilot, which is one of Big Tech’s flagship AI product.