Altman says robot-built, self-replicating AI data centers are 'within grasp'
harris_edouard · x · 2026-10-30
Sam Altman said OpenAI will point its robotics program at building data centers, calling AI-controlled robots running fabs, making solar panels, and self-replicating data centers "within grasp." Quoting the remarks, Jeremie Harris sketches the end state: labor with zero marginal value, a world where ordinary people can't even follow what's happening and their opinions and votes cease to matter — everyone sidelined.
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