Tech leaders say AI cuts workload, staff log 90‑hour weeks

Tech industry leaders state that adopting artificial intelligence has the potential to reduce the amount of work required from professionals.

Gap between rhetoric and reality

In practice, employees themselves report that work hours can reach 90 hours per week, indicating that the promised time savings do not materialize for those performing the tasks.

Furthermore, it is observed that technology companies are not aligning their internal projections with public statements about AI providing more free time, failing to model the actual effects on the work schedule.

• Leaders argue that AI reduces effort
• Employees report up to 90‑hour work weeks
• Companies do not adjust internal estimates to match external rhetoric

With information from BBC News.