💼 Business Apr 9, 2026 · Nick Lichtenberg

You’re looking at the AI revolution all wrong, top economist says: 40% unemployment and a 3-day work week are the same thing

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You’re looking at the AI revolution all wrong, top economist says: 40% unemployment and a 3-day work week are the same thing
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The artificial intelligence debate has a framing problem, and one of America’s most prominent economists has an idea about how to fix it.



“The first thing that people think about when they think about reducing work is unemployment,” Alex Tabarrok told Fortune. “But reducing work could mean, you know, a shorter work week. It could mean a longer retirement, a longer childhood, more holidays.”



The George Mason University economist made the case bluntly in a post

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