Accenture Tech Boss Says AI Will Impact 40% of Working Hours (Correct)

Accenture Plc’s European technology lead said generative AI could eventually “free up” about 40% of working hours across industries, allowing workers to focus on other tasks.

Speaking at a Workday conference in Barcelona, Accenture’s Jan Willem Van Den Bremen said the rise of the technology has prompted companies to rethink which tasks they want staff to perform. For example, Van Den Bremen said computer programmers could shift to validating programs developed by AI, rather than writing the programs themselves.

In June, Accenture announced plans to double its AI staffto 80,000 and invest $3 billion in its Data & AI practice over the next three years ...