ORGANIZATION
The Autonomy Institute
The UK-based progressive think tank — co-led by Will Stronge — that produced the empirical evidence base for the four-day workweek movement and whose AI projections estimate a 32-hour week for 28% of the American workforce by 2033.
The Autonomy Institute is an independent progressive think tank, founded in 2017 and based in the United Kingdom, that has become the leading producer of empirical research and policy analysis on working-time reduction. Its studies of four-day-week pilots in the UK and internationally, including the large 2022 UK trial that Schor co-led, established the contemporary evidence base for reduced-hour policy. In the AI context, the institute has produced widely-cited projections estimating that 28% of the American workforce could transition to a 32-hour week by 2033 given AI productivity gains, with more modest 10% reductions feasible for over 70% of workers. These projections have become reference points in policy debates and directly inform Schor's institutional proposals.
In The You On AI Field Guide
Autonomy's research methodology combines survey-based pilot evaluation, comparative international analysis, and productivity modeling to produce estimates of what work-time reform is empirically feasible in various national and sectoral contexts. Its AI-specific projections draw