Sam Altman: robots building robots and data centers building data centers are the next recursive loops
haider1 · x · 2026-10-26
Sam Altman says that beyond AI's recursive self-improvement, there are other loops: 'robots that build more robots, and data centers that build more data centers.' As models get smarter, they'll help design smarter and smarter chips—another self-reinforcing loop tying compute expansion, robotics, and model capability together.
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