# AI and the "end of humanity". Explain please?

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**Created:** [September 12, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-the-end-of-humanity-explain-please/1033021 "2026-09-12T19:29:38Z")\
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What’s wild about that is that when I started using LLMs, I tried to do a bunch of different stuff with them, and discovered a lot of it was more efficient for me to do myself. So the assumption that AI is _always_ the most productive option is just bonkers.

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