How AI could make us work even harder

Phys.org Thursday 03 September 2026, 18:20 UTC 1 min read

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Technological progress has taken more than its fair share of the workload from humans over the years. Washing machines clean our clothes, tractors plow the fields and computers sort out administrative work.

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How AI could make us work even harder

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