[bruce343434]

You wouldn't have spent that time with loved ones, you would have been doing other tasks. Just like now, we no longer need to wait for programs to be submitted compiled and ran on the mainframe, we don't get that time for ourselves.

[SyneRyder]

I'm sure some of that time would have been spent on other tasks & goals I have, yes. But I work for myself. This isn't a case of an employer capturing all the value AI unlocks & cramming more tasks into the same employee hours. I'm able to capture some of the value for myself, either in capturing more free-time, or accelerating the time savings into extra productivity / tasks solved.

As for the mainframe analogy, that's interesting, because I spend a lot of time waiting for the AI to think and complete its work. So I'm often out mowing the lawn or doing other things while I'm waiting for AI to finish. Sometimes I'm working with a second or third AI, but sometimes the usage limits won't allow that, so I may as well use the time for myself while the AI codes.