Elon Musk's letter suggests a long-term vision for SpaceX to deploy 500-1000 TW/year of AI satellites into deep space using lunar manufacturing, significantly advancing the Kardashev scale. This ambitious plan, enabled by Starship, could lead to a "non-trivial percentage of the Sun's power" being harnessed, indicating massive future revenue potential for SpaceX and related space-economy investments. The letter also highlights that within 2-3 years, the lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space, suggesting a significant shift in AI infrastructure.

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