You got into a contract. This contract specified what you will do and usually for how long. Unless this contract specified you need to get X done, I don’t see any way you can argue for this in any way that makes sense.

_Nothing_ I do that benefits my employer directly benefits me. AI or not. That was the whole idea of the relationship: I show up, perform some type of labor and am shielded from the bullshit of doing business (to some tolerable extend). The employer in turn forks over hard cash. The exact, same F amount every month and on time, no discussions about it.

If your actions directly or indirectly caused a loss to the business do you give up free days or pay? I don’t think you should. This works both ways.

However, that’s on the level of the individual. If you’re saying we should unionize, then, hell yes.