Editing Larry Page (section)

== Other interests ==
Page is an investor in [[Tesla Motors]] co-founded by friend and fellow billionaire [[Elon Musk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2006/06/01/tesla_motors_new_electric_sportscar_company_raises_40m_from_google_guys_others.html|title=SiliconBeat: Tesla Motors, new electric sportscar company, raises $40M from Google guys, others|work=siliconbeat.com|access-date=April 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428145446/http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2006/06/01/tesla_motors_new_electric_sportscar_company_raises_40m_from_google_guys_others.html|archive-date=April 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has invested in [[renewable energy]] technology, and with the help of [[Google.org]], Google's philanthropic arm, promotes the adoption of [[plug-in hybrid]] electric cars<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2007/06/18/google-backs-electric-vehicles-with-10m/|title=Google backs electric vehicles with $10M|date=June 19, 2007|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014121900/https://venturebeat.com/2007/06/18/google-backs-electric-vehicles-with-10m/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bjerkan|first1=Kristin Ystmark|last2=Nørbech|first2=Tom E.|last3=Nordtømme|first3=Marianne Elvsaas|date=March 1, 2016|title=Incentives for promoting Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) adoption in Norway|journal=Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment|volume=43|pages=169–180|doi=10.1016/j.trd.2015.12.002|issn=1361-9209|doi-access=free|bibcode=2016TRPD...43..169B }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/52213/car_parts/google_promotes_development_of_plug_in_hybrid_vehicles.html|title=Google Promotes Development of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles|website=www.streetdirectory.com|access-date=October 14, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014121901/https://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/52213/car_parts/google_promotes_development_of_plug_in_hybrid_vehicles.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.mongabay.com/2007/06/google-will-put-10m-towards-plug-in-hybrid-cars/|title=Google will put $10M towards plug-in hybrid cars|date=June 19, 2007|website=Mongabay Environmental News|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2019|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014121901/https://news.mongabay.com/2007/06/google-will-put-10m-towards-plug-in-hybrid-cars/|url-status=live}}</ref> and other alternative energy investments.<ref>{{harvnb|Scott|2008|pp=78–91}}</ref> He also was a strategic backer in the Opener and [[Kitty Hawk Corporation|Kitty Hawk]]<ref name="KHO"/> startups, developing aerial vehicles for consumer travel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opener.aero/press/opener-announces-silicon-valley-luminary-backing/|title=Opener Announces Silicon Valley Luminary Backing|work=opener.aero|access-date=August 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724072815/https://www.opener.aero/press/opener-announces-silicon-valley-luminary-backing/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The company has ceased all activities. It was merged into the [[Wisk Aero]] joint venture with [[Boeing]] in September 2022. Page founded Dynatomics, a Palo Alto-based startup established in 2023, that uses artificial intelligence to optimize product manufacturing processes.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lessin |first1=Jessica |author1-link=Jessica Lessin |last2=Woo |first2=Erin |date=March 6, 2025 |title=Larry Page Has a New AI Startup |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/larry-page-has-a-new-ai-startup |access-date=March 22, 2025 |website=[[The Information (website)|The Information]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Langley |first=Hugh |date=March 12, 2025 |title=Inside Larry Page's secret bet to 3D-print the future of air travel |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-page-new-aviation-startup-dynatomics-2025-1 |access-date=March 22, 2025 |website=[[Business Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Page is interested in the socio-economic effects of advanced intelligent systems and how advanced digital technologies can be used to create abundance (as described in [[Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think|Peter Diamandis' book]]), provide for people's needs, shorten the workweek, and mitigate the potential detrimental effects of [[technological unemployment]].<ref>Larry Page, [[Sergey Brin]] and [[Vinod Khosla]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdnp_7atZ0M discuss their views on the societal impact of technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020184538/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdnp_7atZ0M |date=October 20, 2014 }} (July 3, 2014). The audience is composed of the CEOs of the portfolio companies of ''[[Khosla Ventures]]''.</ref><ref>[http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3173f19e-5fbc-11e4-8c27-00144feabdc0.html FT interview with Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102092448/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/3173f19e-5fbc-11e4-8c27-00144feabdc0.html |date=November 2, 2014 }} (October 31, 2014), ''[[Financial Times]]''</ref>

Page helped to set up [[Singularity University]], a [[transhumanism|transhumanist]] think-tank.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html|title=Merely Human? That's So Yesterday|author=Ashlee Vance|author-link=Ashlee Vance|date=June 13, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209225625/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/business/13sing.html|archive-date=February 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>