# [What it will be like when there are 10 billion humanoid robots by the 2040s - and how one bad firmware upgrade could endanger us all](https://twitter.com/tsarnick/status/1824264668199915904)
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#### [[👤Emad Mostaque]]:
Elon Musk and the CEO of Figure predict that by the 2040s, there could be as many as 10 billion humanoid robots, possibly equaling the number of humans. It's a wild concept to imagine walking around with humanoid robots all around us. It’s going to be strange, like something out of science fiction, especially considering that by 2040, these robots could be nearly indistinguishable from humans.
This scenario raises significant concerns. With 10 billion robots, even a single bad firmware update could be catastrophic. This represents a real existential threat to humanity. Of all the potential risks, this one—where robots malfunction on a massive scale—is genuinely alarming. It’s crucial that we establish robust checks and balances to prevent such a scenario. And I believe we will see efforts to implement these safeguards as we get closer to that reality.
#🤖Emad_Mostaque
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- [[He expects there to be 10 billion humanoid robots, which will be so profound that it will mark a fundamental milestone in civilization]]
- [[humanoid robots will become as common as cars and there will be significant breakthroughs in robotics in the next 2-3 years]]
- [[The humanoid robot is the perfect form factor for embodied AI and their G1 model is being sold for $16,000]]
- [[the next wave of AI is physical AI and future factories will be robotic, which will orchestrate robots that are building products that are robotic]]
- [[Everyone will want a humanoid robot that costs about $20,000 and people will become very attached to their robots]]
- [[AI is the first technology in history that can make decisions by itself and it could create spies that never sleep, financiers that never forget and despots that never die]]