Intrinsic reward is always part of the compensation package for a job. That's why jobs that are more intrinsically rewarding tend to pay less. It's not because they are exploiting workers, it's because workers add up all of the rewards of the job, including the intrinsic ones, when deciding whether to accept it.
If I have to choose between a job where I'm obligated to pump out code as fast as possible having an LLM churn out as much as it can versus a job that is slower and more deliberate, I'll take the latter even if it pays less.
Intrinsic reward is always part of the compensation package for a job. That's why jobs that are more intrinsically rewarding tend to pay less. It's not because they are exploiting workers, it's because workers add up all of the rewards of the job, including the intrinsic ones, when deciding whether to accept it.
If I have to choose between a job where I'm obligated to pump out code as fast as possible having an LLM churn out as much as it can versus a job that is slower and more deliberate, I'll take the latter even if it pays less.