I think I should have been more specific about "work". I don't really attach any significance to employment in the sense of doing work directed by someone else

I think I should have been more specific about "work". I don't really attach any significance to employment in the sense of doing work directed by someone else to make profits for some business in order to get more money. It might be a personality trait, but I don't really want or need more money and I hate being told what to do. However- I have a ton of ideas and side projects and musical and art projects I'm always working on, and those things aren't done for pay, but they are work in the sense that they required sustained, focused effort. And that's hard even if you love what you're doing. And it sure helps if what you are creating is something that other people will appreciate when it's done, and I fear that if an AI can generate something ten times better with no effort at all, then it might start feeling pointless to do all those things. Self motivation will sustain you for a while, but external validation helps a lot after a certain point.