Executive Summary
Establishing a sustainable human presence beyond Earth is essential for our civilization's long-term viability. Mars is the most accessible planetary body for initial large-scale settlement. This report presents Master Plan 4, a strategic roadmap detailing the phased development of a sustainable, interplanetary AI-driven civilization centered on Mars.
The primary objective is to construct the foundational infrastructure and economic engine required for self-sufficiency and future expansion. The plan relies on the development of a Terawatt-scale solar-based Martian energy grid and the subsequent deployment of Colossus, a Terawatt-scale AI data center.
This computational capacity supports human-driven and AI-augmented discovery, designed to accelerate scientific and engineering breakthroughs and drive the economy of the Martian colony.