Azhnyuk: Humanoid robots might be useful in combat within five years
Yaroslav Azhnyuk · FPV Drones -The Next War Is Already Here — Yaroslav Azhnyuk, The Fourth Law & Noah Smith, Noahpinion · May 18, 2026 · at 56:57
Yaroslav Azhnyuk explains how the acceleration of neural networks could pull forward humanoid combat deployment timelines.
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“I would have said that, you know, I don't think that humanoid robots will be able to be useful in the battlefield earlier than in 10 years. But, you know, if you account for the exponential it might be, you know, five years or so.”
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