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

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**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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**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-and-the-end-of-humanity-explain-please/1033021/4 "2026-09-12T19:56:25Z")

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Sorry, I might not have linked this right but start at my post 205 in this thread:

> [@The Open Letter to "Pause All AI Development"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-letter-to-pause-all-ai-development/981862/204):
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> (and of course ‘in a social context’ naturally includes weirdnesses such as not always saying everything that’s in your head or intentions)

There are those that feel we will have autonomous robots that will find a way to kill you if you try to physically stop them by ‘unplugging ‘ them for example. And that no matter how they instructed, they will find a way to circumvent that and kill you.

Search “AI kill humans” and there are other threads on the subject.

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