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Four-day workweek
Coverage of Four-day workweek in the Nexus archive.
- Japan’s prime minister sleeps just ‘zero to three’ hours a night—even as Tokyo pushes a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork’
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi sleeps 0 to 3 hours nightly, prides herself on marathon work hours, and faced criticism for sleep deprivation risks. Tokyo recently implemented a four-day workweek to combat 'karoshi' (death by overwork), contrasting with her schedule.
- Behind the Curtain: Sam's superintelligence New Deal
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, outlines a comprehensive blueprint for AI governance, emphasizing urgent regulatory and tax reforms to address risks like cyberattacks and biological threats. The proposal includes a Public Wealth Fund, robot taxes, and AI access rights, comparing the need for action to historical social contracts like the New Deal.