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OpenAI product head says AI lets workers choose to do less or more
OpenAI product head Alexander Embiricos says AI gives workers a choice between doing less and taking on more.
He made the remarks at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference, where he was asked whether AI is delivering more free time.
Workers can delegate tasks to AI and reduce their workload, he said, though some may choose to put in extra hours to pursue AI’s potential.
Embiricos leads Dots, OpenAI’s workplace assistant, which can handle tasks and sort to-do lists.
Many companies have not yet automated work, while early AI users can complete some tasks faster, especially in software engineering.
The wider question is whether AI brings less work or bigger ambitions for employees as companies adopt these tools.
OpenAI enterprise product head Alexander Embiricos said AI gives workers a choice between doing less work and taking on more ambitious tasks.
He made the comments at TechCrunch Disrupt after a reporter asked when AI would deliver more free time.
Embiricos said workers can delegate tasks to AI, while others may choose to put in extra hours.
He leads OpenAI’s Dots agent tool, which the company presents as a workplace assistant.
- Who
- Alexander Embiricos, who leads OpenAI’s enterprise product and Dots agent tool.
- What
- He said AI gives workers a choice between doing less and expanding what they can do.
- When
- Thursday, according to the article; the date is not stated.
- Where
- TechCrunch Disrupt.
- Why
- He was responding to a reporter’s question about when AI systems would deliver more free time.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A reporter asked Embiricos when AI systems would actually deliver more free time.
Embiricos discussed workers’ choices at TechCrunch Disrupt.
- Speaker
- Alexander Embiricos
- Company
- OpenAI
- Product
- Dots, an agent tool described as a workplace assistant
- Event
- TechCrunch Disrupt
What people are saying
We basically have a lot more choice now.
I think that's why a lot of people are motivated to work very hard right now. That includes myself.
You either choose: do you expand the ambition of what you can do, or do you do less? I do think we're there.