# AI and Robotics Could Produce the Largest Infrastructure Boom of Our Lives by Emad Mostaque > "Five years from now will be the biggest infrastructure boom we’ve ever seen in our lives, both from government programs to stimulate it — because it’s the easy thing for them to stimulate — [and] because it’s kind of needed. The infrastructure is a bit creaking." > **— Emad Mostaque**, *Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Recording and precise locator:** [53:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsdcF7EEvhM&t=3193s) — Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026. - **Exact reconciled source object:** “Five years from now will be the biggest infrastructure boom we’ve ever seen in our lives, both from government programs to stimulate it — because it’s the easy thing for them to stimulate — [and] because it’s kind of needed. The infrastructure is a bit creaking.” - **Editorial status:** The poster preserves the source-faithful object, including visible bracketed repairs and omissions where present. - **Reconciled source dossier:** [[research/AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit|AI Is Now So Good They Will Pay You to Quit]] preserves transcript order, speaker attribution, editorial conventions, and the surrounding argument. - **Weekly promotion dossier:** [[research/Weekly Reminder Hunt - 2026-10-02|Weekly Reminder Hunt — October 2, 2026]] records why this object was selected for permanent promotion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Emad Mostaque|Emad Mostaque]] - [[wiki/Compute Scarcity|Compute Scarcity]] - [[wiki/AI Price-Performance|AI Price-Performance]] - [[wiki/Data Center Investment|Data Center Investment]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Five years from now will be the biggest infrastructure boom we’ve ever seen in our lives, both from government programs to stimulate it — because it’s the easy thing for them to stimulate — [and] because it’s kind of needed. The infrastructure is a bit creaking." — Emad Mostaque, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mostaque-ai-robotics-could-produce-largest-infrastructure-boom ```