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Billionaire Jack Ma, long an outspoken advocate for China's extreme work culture, says that people should be able to work just 12 hours a week with the benefits of artificial intelligence.
People could work as little as three days a week, four hours a day with the help of technology advances and a reform in education systems, the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai Thursday. He spoke on-stage with Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. who is building manufacturing facilities in the city.
[...] Just this year, Ma endorsed the China tech sector's infamous 12-hours-a-day, six-days-a-week routine, so common it earned the moniker 996. In one blog post, China's richest man this year dismissed people who expect a typical eight-hour office lifestyle, defying a growing popular backlash.
"I don't worry about jobs," Ma said on Thursday, making an optimistic case that AI will help humans rather than just eliminate their work. "Computers only have chips, men have the heart. It's the heart where the wisdom comes from."
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 14 2019, @04:48PM
I had a job working four 10 hour days per week with 3 days off. I never forgot what I was doing. Then five 8 hour days, then five 6-12 hour days (hours at my discretion). Again, never forgot what I was doing since I was the only one that did know what I was doing. I did work 14 straight days in a row 10 hours each day only once. Made a lot of money but would never do it again. Forcing six 10 hour days on someone will lead to burnout. People have a life and family that work shouldn't cut in to.