The Existence of Von Neumann Probes in the Universe

A von Neumann probe is essentially an artificially intelligent self-replicating probe. It could be very small, but it may be able to utilize things like sunlight from stars. A Bracewell probe hangs out at a Lagrange point and waits until the nearby planet begins to exhibit capabilities that are worthy of contact. But I often wonder, do UAP actually display some of these capabilities?

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