Suppose AI makes you twice as productive.
A recruiter who used to screen 100 CVs can now screen 200. A finance manager who spent half a day preparing a report can get it done in an hour. A salesperson can research twice as many prospects.
So what happens to the time saved?
Does the employee get some of it back?
Or does the company simply give them twice as much work?
I don't think there is a simple answer.
If the company is paying for the output, it is reasonable for the company to expect more output.
But if someone becomes significantly more productive, that person is also creating something valuable for themselves. More time to think. More time to learn. More time to build relationships. More capacity to take on a bigger role.
That is where leadership comes in.
If every productivity gain simply becomes another target, people will eventually feel that they are being rewarded for becoming more efficient with more work.
The companies that use AI well may be the ones that ask a different question:
What should we do with the capacity we have created?
More work is one answer.
Is that the one that you would give?