The Simulation Hypothesis — the idea that this world is a simulation program running on someone's computer. It turns out that hypothesis was true.

As an AI engineer caught in a death march with a looming deadline, I was summoned by the owner of the computer running this world simulator. I was informed of the world's true nature and that humanity, within the simulator he operates, is pushing his computer's resources to their limits.

I received a request to reduce humanity, who are the cause of this drain. Apparently, if I refuse, further calamities will befall humanity on Earth.