What Salim Ismail has said about Humanoid robots
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 17, 2026
Salim Ismail, Founder of OpenExO and author on exponential organizations, co-host of Moonshots, has been quoted on Humanoid robots once in 1 episode of Moonshots with Peter Diamandis, most recently on October 17, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Ismail expects robots to be adopted first in dull, dirty and dangerous jobs before entering homes.
“I think it's clear that for now, it'll start off in the, what we call DDD, Dull, Dirty, Dangerous jobs”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: Flying Tesla Car, Robot Brains Halving in Cost Every 3 Weeks, and Why Incentives Decide AI Alignment | #303 (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 22:45
Episodes
Flying Tesla Car, Robot Brains Halving in Cost Every 3 Weeks, and Why Incentives Decide AI Alignment | #303Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Oct 17, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Peter Diamandis, Salim Ismail, Emad Mostaque and XPRIZE CEO Anousheh Ansari discuss Tesla's flying Roadster, plunging robot AI costs, incentive prizes, AI alignment and human purpose.
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