"Some people will have a breakdown when AI makes productivity obsolete," says AI commentator
VraserX · x · 2026-11-08
An AI commentator mused about the day AI and robots do all the work so humans can finally just enjoy life — joking that some people will have a complete mental breakdown when they realize nobody needs them to be productive anymore.
The quip touches on a recurring debate about the AGI era: where identity and self-worth come from once productivity is no longer the measure of a person.
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