# The 3-Day Work Week: Automation’s Greatest Gift?

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Podcast: [Window to the Future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/window-to-the-future-7820551)
Published: 2026-05-08T08:09:38+00:00
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## Resource

Is the 9-to-5 era finally over? In Episode 43 of Window to the Future, we look at how AI and robots are shrinking the work week. We explore the benefits for mental health, the economic challenges of Universal Basic Income, and the big question: What will we do with all our free time?

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