# Physical AI Will Be Decided in Factories by Bryant McGill > “The next phase of artificial intelligence will be decided in factories as much as in laboratories, because intelligence that cannot be embodied at scale cannot win a physical century.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]], “X. China's Base Is Real” (September 28, 2026). - **Exact marked source:** “The next phase of artificial intelligence will be decided in factories as much as in laboratories, because intelligence that cannot be embodied at scale cannot win a physical century.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete marked extraction without alteration. - **Context:** The passage develops [[wiki/Physical AI|Physical AI]] inside the article's argument that energy, industry, intelligence, institutions and citizen adoption form one vertically integrated system of national power. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/US-Israel Leadership Alliance|US–Israel Leadership Alliance]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Physical AI|Physical AI]] - [[wiki/AI Industrial Base|AI Industrial Base]] - [[wiki/AI Factory|AI Factory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The next phase of artificial intelligence will be decided in factories as much as in laboratories, because intelligence that cannot be embodied at scale cannot win a physical century.” — Bryant McGill, Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-physical-ai-decided-factories ```