I am starting to realize that, yes, AI is the downfall of humanity, but not because of the AI itself, but because of the journey we are on in achieving it. It's the towns we will destroy by taking their clean water and drying it up. It's the hardship that will be placed on already struggling families trying to pay their power bills, only to have them increase. It's the land that will be destroyed for these massive data centers. It's the cost of rising electronics prices, or the lack of even purchasing electronics due to the hardware shortages. It's the loss of privacy all in the name of AI. eventually we reach the end, when it's not only too late, but we realize that AI was not as great or helpful as we once all thought, only for it to be too late to turn back. What seems like "oh, it's not really affecting me right now" will eventually cause people to panic. All these cute cat/funny AI things being generated are all part of the plan to make you think how innocent it all is. You haven't even seen the hardware implementations yet, which will take a few years. You think crime is high now, what are you going to do when people are out of jobs all over the place? You think they are going to be comfortable and relaxed? It's gonna sneak up on everyone real fast. The journey's end is truly the end.