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Elon Musk responded to an anecdote relayed by Mustafa Suleyman: Larry Page once said that by the end of this century he would explore the galaxy aboard von Neumann probes. Musk said that if humanity can explore the galaxy with von Neumann probes by 2100, civilization will count as a great success; he also said Page may be right, and noted that Page has correctly predicted many things. At present, this statement is the only representative evidence, and there are no further developments.
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Musk responds to Page's von Neumann probe idea
Musk commented on an anecdote recounted by Mustafa Suleyman: Larry Page once said that by the end of this century he would ride a von Neumann probe to explore the galaxies. Musk said that if humanity can use von Neumann probes to explore the galaxies by 2100, civilization will count as a great success, and said Page may have been right, as he has correctly predicted many things.