Elon Musk’s preposterous and possibly harmful prediction about robotic surgery
Some predictions are off. This one is way off.
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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: Marcus on AI (Gary Marcus)
Category: Field notes
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 6 August 2026
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