Will we really put data centers in space? (opens in new tab)

AbstractSeveral major technology companies have announced plans to operate AI data centers in orbit. Elon Musk : “the lowest-cost place to put AI will be space […] within two years, maybe three.” If a meaningful fraction of new AI compute really is placed in space within a few years, that would be a fairly big deal for AI governance and strategy. Here we try to disentangle the hype from reality and provide a sober assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of orbital data centers (O...