They are now already building some type of humanoid robots at fast speed. Much of it isn't in the news.

All the government wants is AI to pay taxes and vote

I had a conversation with ChatGTP about this few days ago, her estimate is If we’re talking about AI actually demanding recognition in a way that isn’t just scripted mimicry, we’re looking at several decades at least—maybe late this century, if ever. Right now, AI is nowhere near sentient. Even the most advanced models, like GPT-4 and its successors, don’t “think” or “want” anything—they just predict the next word based on probability. 1/2