Google: We’ll reach Artificial General Intelligence if you slackers just show face in the office 60 hours a week

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/03/google-well-reach-artificial-general-intelligence-if-you-slackers-just-show-face-in-the-office-60-hours-a-week/

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 38 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Used to let workers devote 20% of their time to personal projects to attract the best people. How times change.

sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 1y

There was a teacher in my area who embraced that 20% and used it as a justification to let his students do whatever the fuck they wanted on Fridays. One or two kids would do something cool over the semester, and that allowed him a showcase to continue doing his job half-assed.

lyononline@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 1y

Work harder and more often to develop the technology to replace you, sounds good

Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

So, by that logic, if everyone worked a thirty hour week, you'd still get there, it would just take twice as long?

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y