Workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta say AI is making their jobs harder, not easier
Tech Culture AI productivity workplace Workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta say AI is making their jobs harder, not easier Current and former employees report 90-hour weeks during AI sprints By Skye Jacobs August 11, 2026, 12:39 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: AI tools are being sold as a way to make work faster and easier.
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- ▪The big picture: AI tools are being sold as a way to make work faster and easier.
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Tech Culture AI productivity workplace Workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta say AI is making their jobs harder, not easier Current and former employees report 90-hour weeks during AI sprints By Skye Jacobs August 11, 2026, 12:39 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: AI tools are being sold as a way to make work faster and easier. But employees at some of the companies building those tools say the opposite is happening inside their own workplaces. Current and former workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google told the BBC that developing AI often involves long hours, weekend shifts, and constant pressure to meet product deadlines.
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