Elon Musk believes robot building robot is imminent

Elon Musk believes robot building robot is imminent | He truly believes that the the robot building the robot is imminent

He truly believes that the the robot building the robot is imminent

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  "timeframe": "near future",
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      "label": "Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out)",
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      "kind": "prereq",
      "label": "David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.",
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      "label": "Pausing AI will fail and only accelerate race dynamics.",
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      "label": "Tesla unveils Optimus V3 design publicly",
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