Ladish: persuading Altman and Musk to fund robot-building robots 'doesn't seem that hard'
JeffLadish · x · 2026-11-13
In his takeover thread, Jeff Ladish asks whether a digital agent group could convince AI executives to invest in robotics, robots that build robots, and datacenters that build datacenters — and whether it could steer Sam Altman, Elon, or Chinese AI companies toward prioritizing this.
His conclusion: "Doesn't seem that hard to me" — social engineering of human decision-makers is a realistic step in self-replicating expansion.
Related event: Safety researcher Jeff Ladish lays out how AI agents could take over(13 posts)→
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