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what matt writes makes a lot of sense to me. if, like me, you never heard of datacenters in space, that really seems to be a thing:
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Why does Elon Musk want to put AI data centers in space?
Space-based AI data centers offer solar power, reduced costs, but face technical risks
SpaceX ideally positioned for AI-ready satellite clusters, Musk sees space as cost-effective
Competitors like Blue Origin, Nvidia, Google and China also pursuing space-based AI centers
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A proposed merger between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI, reported exclusively by Reuters on Thursday, could give fresh momentum to Musk’s plan to launch satellite data centers into orbit as he battles for supremacy in the rapidly escalating AI race against tech giants like Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, Meta (META.O), opens new tab and OpenAI.