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kklisura • today at 1:22 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Many such cases.

> Should tech workers supercharged by AI be able to take more time off? Meta's chief technology officer, Andrew Bosworth, said he doesn't think so. [1]

> A Meta employee asked Bosworth if AI productivity gains could be channeled into more vacation time — specifically, the revival of "Meta Days," a since-canceled holiday program that allowed staff to take a few extra days off. [1]

> In response, Bosworth said that while working at Meta isn't easy, that time should be used to build more products for its users [1]

> "stop asking about Meta Days. It's very dumb." [1]

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-cto-andrew-bosworth-ai-...


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iugtmkbdfil834 • today at 1:30 PM

I mean my own boss's stance a year ago was something akin to:

'You should be able to work 7x as hard now'

Not sure where he got the multiplier, but I gently tried to educate him what AI actually does and does not do over time.