Humanoids Cost as Much as an SUV Now | Nikhil Kamath x Brett Adcock | WTF Online Ep 2

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We’ve crossed the point where AI lives inside screens.

Brett and I talk about the moment it steps into the real world — and what that does to labour,

society, memory, and families.

The future didn’t arrive gradually — it arrived all at once.


Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:37 - Brett’s path to building a humanoid

03:41 - When do flying taxis become real?

08:40 - Moving from Archer to Figure AI

12:03 - Are we ready for humanoids?

14:52 - What’s inside a robot?

22:06 - Can humanoids out-efficient humans?

28:35 - The next form factor

34:23 - Competing with LLM

38:35 - Why real-world data beats synthetic data

41:51 - Kids + humanoids: Safety & design

46:59 - Dystopia: competitive lever in AI regulation?

49:25 - Robots’ eyesight & perception

52:17 - Why humanoids are possible today

56:59 - Other players in the industry

1:00:17 - The first problem humanoids solve

1:04:06 - Is China ahead in robotics?

1:07:54 - Ending partnership with OpenAI

1:10:38 - When does AI money turn into real revenue?

1:13:29 - Where to invest?

1:17:24 - What should you build in humanoids?

1:22:50 - What’s next for social media?

1:28:42 - What happens to jobs + society?


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