Why do they assume something went wrong? At some point, we ill reach a point where there is far less left to discover or invent. (other than AI -> as long as a

Why do they assume something went wrong? At some point, we ill reach a point where there is far less left to discover or invent. (other than AI -> as long as anyone has a job, there's always room for automation, yikes!) We assume that technological progress can continue forever and ever. I think this is an incorrect presumption.