India, Sept. 17 -- Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, the most recent tech leader to suggest a radical rethinking of office life in the era of artificial intelligence, believes that the five-day workweek may soon become a thing of the past.

"I feel like if AI can make all of our lives better, why do we need to work for five days a week?" the founder and CEO of video conferencing startup Zoom Technologies, Inc. asked The New York Times.

According to Yuan, most businesses will soon switch to three- or four-day weekly schedules as automation replaces the requirement for human labor that is available around-the-clock.

"Every company will support three days, four days a week. I think this ultimately frees up everyone's time," he continued.

The Zoom CEO a...