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AI robot singularity is 10 years away

“The AI robot singularity is 10 years away.”
— Elon Musk · Jul 23, 2026 · The Economist — Elon Musk interview, full verbatim transcript (Jul 23 2026) ↗
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Said in Elon Musk's interview with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes (recorded/released July 23 2026). Asked which big macro effects matter, Musk said the AI and robotics revolution would arrive fast and that 'the AI robot singularity is 10 years away' — i.e. by ~2036, the year he used repeatedly in the interview for AI exceeding the sum of human intelligence. The full-interview YouTube upload was later pulled to The Economist's premium 'Insider' platform; a verbatim transcript is archived at elonmuskarchive.org. Deadline set to July 23 2036 (10 years from the statement).

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In a July 23 2026 interview with The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, Elon Musk said the AI and robotics revolution would dominate on a timescale of less than 10 years and that 'the AI robot singularity is 10 years away.' He tied it to his broader claim that within about 10 years — by 2036 — artificial intelligence would be far greater than the sum of all human intelligence.

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