JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says AI Could Bring 3-Day Work Weeks And Thinks ‘People Should Stop Sticking Their Heads In The Sand’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon believes AI will eventually shorten the work week and says people should embrace it now, before it transforms every corner of the workforce.
Speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference at the America Business Forum in Miami, FL, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, Dimon said the future of work may involve fewer hours but greater value — if leaders take the proper steps now.
He urged companies to modernize data systems so AI can use them effectively, invest despite power limitations, and create humane transitions for jobs that will disappear.
“It’s going to affect every application, every job, every customer interface,” Dimon said, as Fortune reported.
“My guess is the developed world will be working three-and-a-half days a week in 20, 30, 40 years, and have wonderful lives,” he continued.
As AI takes on more routine work, the same result may require fewer hours — though every transition brings its own challenges.
“It will eliminate jobs. People should stop sticking their heads in the sand,” Dimon warned, per Fortune. Still, he said, companies can preserve the social contract if they prepare now to rebuild what machines take away.
That preparation, he said, means planning for retraining, income support, redeployment, and even early retirement to prevent social backlash. JPMorgan itself is already building with that redeployment mindset.
Dimon has effectively turned the bank into an AI innovation hub, Fortune reports — one that centers decision-making and problem-solving, even for challenges that don’t yet exist.
About 2,000 employees are developing AI systems, roughly 150,000 use large language models weekly on internal documents, and hundreds of use cases are already in production — from fraud detection to legal review, reconciliations, and marketing optimization.
JPMorgan also hosts AI master classes for senior managers following the realization that many leaders didn’t yet understand what the technology could do.
In the end, Dimon’s message about preparing operators for an AI-driven future — one that could mean three-day work weeks — is clear and consistent.
“You know, technology has downsides. It’s used by bad people. But embrace it,” Dimon said, according to Fortune.
“Use it… in any business,” he added.
