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In 2021, Time magazine gave the "Person of the Year" accolade to Tesla and SpaceX's founder: Elon Musk.
△ Musk was selected as the 2021 Person of the Year
Children's shoes that care about technology must have heard of Musk's name, automatic driving, brain-computer interface, starlink project, Martian colonization... These projects, driven by him, from everyday life to cutting-edge fields, from exploring themselves to going to the universe, are both romantic and pragmatic.
△ Tesla full autopilot system
Today, the "Starlink" program has launched 1900 satellites, brain-computer interface technology is gradually applied to the clinic, and autonomous driving is about to enter the era of fully autonomous driving... Musk single-handedly drove so many scientific projects and really made commercial achievements, and it's no wonder Time magazine would say, "His impact on Earth and extraterrestrial life is unparalleled." ”
△ "Starlink" series of satellite launch site
Recently, Lex Fridman, a well-known technology UP owner on YouTube, had an in-depth conversation with Musk for more than three hours. For the colonization of Mars and the Tesla robot, Musk shared the progress of the research and his own ideas.
Lex Fridman and Musk
What the technology of the future will look like, we may be able to draw inspiration from this conversation.
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After 10 years at the latest
Send humans to Mars
Lex Fridman: Let's talk about Mars, and you mentioned earlier, having a scientific base on the moon and doing some research is very beneficial for the scientific community. But in fact, the real leap, in this seemingly impossible category - to land humans on Mars. How soon do you think SpaceX will send humans to Mars?
Musk: 5 years later at the earliest, 10 years later at the latest.
△ SpaceX Starship rocket launch
Lex Fridman: What are the determinants? Do you think it's determined by engineering factors? Or is the engineering factor not a bottleneck?
Musk: Fundamentally, it's the design of the starship, the Starship starship is the most complex advanced rocket ever, I don't know what the deciding factor is, maybe it's the size of the starship and something like that.
SpaceX envisioned an alien base
The round-trip cost of going to Mars is now about $1 trillion, but no amount of money can buy a ticket to Mars. In fact, it is not impossible to send people to Mars, but what we want is not only to land on Mars to set up a flag and leave footprints on it, and then, like landing on the moon, not to go back once in half a century. We want to settle on Mars, to survive there for a long time, and I think humans need to be a multi-planet settled species.
SpaceX envisioned a Mars base
This may be a bit esoteric for many people, but over time, the earth is likely to experience some disasters, which may be the result of human actions, or external causes such as sudden climate changes have caused global disasters, and the fate of human beings may be the same as that of dinosaurs.
△ SpaceX's first spaceflight of four astronauts
Earth has been around for 4.5 billion years, and for the first time in 4.5 billion years, it is possible to extend life beyond Earth. The window of opportunity may be open for a long time, and when the window of opportunity opens, it is wise to act quickly.
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Tesla humanoid robot
Will it become a human companion?
Lex Fridman: Now let's talk about Tesla robots. I'm very concerned that the interaction between humans and robots can show such a human side, do you think robots should work in factories? Or is it anywhere like at home, being a friend or an assistant or something?
Musk: Making humanoid robots is something very interesting that we can do for the world, and it can help the world in many forms.
△ Tesla robot parameters
I think there are a lot of jobs in the future, and if there is no pay, people will not do it, such as washing dishes, if you wash dishes all day, you will be very irritable, even if you really like to wash dishes, are you willing to wash eight hours a day?
Another example is the dangerous work, which is dangerous and boring, and there are repetitive stress injuries.
I think this is where humanoid robots can get the most value, and our goal is to get robots to do some work that humans don't want to do.
△ Stills from "I, Robot"
Lex Fridman: Have you considered using Tesla robots to reduce the loneliness of modern people? Or do you think Tesla robots should perform specific tasks and not interact with people?
Musk: Honestly, I think it's actually going to end up being a really good partner. It can evolve individually, and over time, he may develop a unique personality, not all robots are the same. And this personality may become a match for the possessor, or become a companion of the human being, the other half.
△ Stills of "Robot Story"
I think it's funny, the subtle flaws that make something special, the subtle flaws in the robot's personality, maybe make it an incredible companion that makes people resonate with their cuteness. So I think that could happen to Tesla robots as well.
△ Tesla neural network supercomputer
We're confident we're making them, but I'm not sure what the exact timeline is, and we'll probably have such a robot prototype by the end of 2022 or something like that.
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Education and self-education
Musk's inner words
Lex Fridman: When you think about education and self-education, what advice do you have? How can it become useful and have a more positive impact?
△ Musk talks about the origin of his technology hobby
Musk: I encourage people to read a lot of books and absorb as much information as possible. You'll at least have a general understanding of the landscape of knowledge, and try to understand a lot of things because you probably don't know what interests you. Explore extensively, talk to different people, learn about all walks of life, and do whatever profession you like.
Learn as much as you can and look for meaning. Read more and try to find something that matches your talents.
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