One thing that is unlikely to change, regardless of what happens: people will keep writing these speculative doomsday pieces (perhaps with the help of some gene

One thing that is unlikely to change, regardless of what happens: people will keep writing these speculative doomsday pieces (perhaps with the help of some generative AI). “What if all the roombas decide to band together and unionise? That would be a disaster!” When humanity gets wiped eventually, maybe the robots will keep the tradition going? “Traces of human DNA discovered in Alaska! Any chance they could come back?”