Andrew is not a dystopian, someone who imagines a nightmarish future of suffering and injustice. He doesn't think AI will get rid of all jobs. To get rid of something means to remove it because you no longer want it.
Andrew predicts that AI will replace some jobs and those workers will need support, but he also thinks new jobs will crop up, they will appear unexpectedly. And that's exactly the problem- the future is hard to predict because it's so unexpected! Any way, I reckon a shorter working week is something we can all agree on right, Neil?
Absolutely, I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question about the sixty compaines trying out a shorter working week in 2023. I asked how many of them planned to continue a four-day week at the end of the trials.
I guessed 52%. So, was I right?
That was... the wrong answer, I'm afraid, Beth! Actually, a whopping 92% of the companies plan on keeping a four-day week because it was so popular, with bosses as well as workers! Right, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme starting with the idiom take it with a pinch of salt, meaning don't completely believe that what you are told is true.
A track record means the achievements or failures of someone's past performance.
To come to pass is an old-fashioned way of saying to take place or happen.
A dystopian is someone who foresees a nightmarish future where there is great suffering and injustice in society. 악몽같은
If you get rid of something, you remove something that you no longer want.
And finally, if something crops up, it appears or happens unexpectedly. Once again our six minutes are up! Join us again soon for more trending topics and useful vocabulary, hear at 6 Minute English.
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