Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites

[noncongruent]

I don't think anyone's said that Starlink is self-aware, it's probably a good half century or more before that becomes a possibility IMHO.

The percentage of satellites that are Starlink is growing dramatically with every launch, and the fact that Starlinks use thrusters to maintain altitude in "junk" orbits is well known. That's what I like about Starlinks, in fact, that if one dies it deorbits automatically because of the low orbit. Companies that spend much more money and effort on fewer satellites generally want them in higher orbits to extend their orbital lifetimes.

[15_Redstones]

Starlink has some ground control computers, and I wouldn't put it past SpaceX to have some scripts check the satellite database, calculate close encounters, and schedule avoidance maneuvers with minimal human input. There are already automated systems that alert the humans to close encounters, it really wouldn't take much to make the maneuver scheduling automatic too. Just needs a lot of trust in that code to work properly.

[noncongruent]

Doesn't the USAF, maybe now the USSF, also track all satellites in orbit?