“And then right now, we think, at least for the next two years or so, Japan is the hottest market. So we wanna get to the point where the robots are working, and then we buy a couple of factories, and then try to Kaizen those factories.”
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Akimi Soagawa's company deploys operational robots and acquires at least one factory in Japan within two years (by August 2028).
Jason predicts humanoid robot unit sales will triple from 16,000 in 2025 to ~48,000 in 2026.
Akimi Soagawa indicates that new Japanese immigration requirements will require foreign workers to have N4 Japanese language proficiency (roughly 10-year-old level).
Jason Calacanis predicts Founder University will open applications on September 1 for a January cohort.
Mark predicts the 128 subnet cap on BitTensor will be removed or increased in the near future.
Tremaine predicts that within 1-2 years, AI-generated celebrity personas will be producing music and acting in Hollywood.
George Pickett predicts one billion people on Earth will be using AI agents within two years.
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