As AI companies rave about how their products are revolutionizing productivity, Senator Bernie Sanders wants the tech industry to put its money where its automated mouth is.

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it doesn't. why is he paying lip service to a lie that's just hiding the motive to drive up unemployment and keep wages in the dark ages?

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    We deserve a 4-day workweek regardless of AI. Let’s not move the ball here.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    His full discussion sorta implied he thinks the same. His rant started by mentioning how we haven't benefitted from any of the rapid tech advancements of the last 40+ years, not just AI.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago

    According to this:

    We should've been on 2day workweeks ten years ago at worst.

    AKA: it'll never happen.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Bernie's the only politician of national stature who's even talking about shortening the work week, and this framing sounds like common sense to a lot of people. If the idea gets into the national consciousness, then we can move further into the work week we actually deserve. Let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Given the amount of unreviewed AI slop people keep pushing to critical production code, we'll have the appearance of being more productive while in reality we will be less productive.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    U.S. Capitalism will NOT let that happen.

    If a 4-day work week was ever actually implemented, workers will only be paid for 4 days, effectively rendering them underemployed/part time/no benefits.

    People would still be forced to get a second job.

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