AI Doom Now, Robot Job Panic Next: Humanoids Set to Get Very Capable in 2026
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-09-14
The author predicts AI dooming won't go away — it will persist into 2027 even if AI finds cancer cures. But next year, thanks to huge AI advances, humanoid robots will become capable enough that media panic shifts to mass job displacement as robots can suddenly do almost everything.
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