[forgetfreeman]

The advancement of humanity doesn't have to take place at all for AI to brick civilization. Here's a quick fill in the blank: Automation of most routine jobs involving reports, accounting, or other routine clerical/office work leads to _____________. If you guessed mass unemployment (with all of the economic and social upheaval that entails) you got it right. And that happens when AI tools are as good as your average office worker at the task in question. Just average.