How Data Centers in Space Could Change AI
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“Data centers in space” may sound like science fiction, but as the SpaceX IPO augurs a space boom, tech giants and startups are betting orbital artificial intelligence is the next frontier.
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos plan to make AI extraterrestrial.
Space-based desalination next
Building data centers in space is still a relatively nascent idea, but it’s gaining traction and financial backing, as energy and space constraints limit the expansion of massive computing facilities here on Earth. Earlier this year, in the latest leg of their decades-long space race, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin both announced plans to build and launch so-called orbital data centers.
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Nuclear powered datacenters on the south pole are cheaper than in orbit. Forever.
00:00-01:36 The AI data center squeeze
01:37-03:43 Starcloud’s big ambition
Let’s put fabs and robotaxis 🤖 in space too 🚀
03:44-04:17 Why data centers in space make sense
04:18-8:15 The engineering challenges and possible solutions
Imagine the cost of compute,
08:16-09:28 Reducing the cost of launch
09:29-09:57 Global race to get there
I have been waiting for this for over a decade. Let's go!
09:58-11:47 China’s different approach
11:48-13:21 Who will control the next internet?
We’re gonna get Kessler Syndromed so hard
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Sounds like the next metaverse hype train.
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The physics don’t work out.
@rudester7557Sounds like sending in a remote submarine to rescue the Thai football team from the flooded caves...
@jamescotterell44344km by 4km is 16 square km, not 4 square km. The reporter obviously failed elementary maths
@darthvader4209The problem is a certain oompa loompa wants to keep using coal and won’t limit these data centres.
@singularitystudios4502These rich companies thinks they own the planet for them to freely pollute, while regular humans suffer the consequences.
@Fiatluc3:27 , Square root of 4 km sq is just 2km by 2km
@Fiatluc"It's an advantage in times of war"
How exactly? How do you defend these space datacenters from Earth?
How maintenance?
@OtavioVeraswas it for SpaceX
@rachelzhang931Yeah, keep cluttering space and turn it into a junk yard.
@DAGenaoIF SOMETHING IS ALREADY CALCULATED, WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE CONSTANTLY CALCULATED.. . THEREFORE THERES ONLY A FINITE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE CALCULATED.. .
@EmmanuelPaul-p5wI really think we shouldn't leave our future in space in the hands of a few lunatic billionaire. We are one chain event away from locking ourselves on the surface of this planet forever.
@SeicksDid you know that since 2010, we know that covering a small section of the Sahara Desert with solar panels could meet the entire energy demand of the planet? It’s silly to see the idea of space data centers. You just need to invest in solar, geothermal, and other energy sources, period. Space data centers are a terrible idea—if a cable fails, would you send a rocket to replace it? Think about it. We’re in a bubble selling ideas that aren’t realistic yet, since doing business on Earth is still cheaper and much easier to maintain.
@gamalchamac867Just drop the nukes already
@Cheezer3089Star loud will be bankrupt in 5 years guaranteed!
@KOTheWhoan empty box in space and a dream = 2.5trillion value
@poosandwich63997:28 what happens to birds ? flying through it ?
@invariant47So just not going to mention space x is going to do all this and put these people out of business or absorb them?
@gregmarkel2836Spacex has as much of a chance to put this proposed plan into action as I have into doing the same thing from my back terrace by the beach in far Rockaway and making everything out of soda cans taken from recycling😅😅😅😅😅
@jamesbarry1673Servers need occasional maintenance. Thousands of them daily. Aka almost impossible.
@mewcrazyThis video is more like an ADVERTISEMENT of spaceX than anything else.
Conveniently blackboxing all the important details, constraints, challenges, anything which adds substance.
This is the dumbest idea ever. It way cheaper just to build it on earth or a plot of low value land. What next, launching garbage into the sun at a cost greater than gold by weight so you don't have to build another landfill?
@lisaoshiro842So is Star cloud same as space X?
@hardroad1536Are they planning a satellite network or an orbiting prison wall? How are we supposed to leave Earth orbit with millions of satellites blocking the way?
@aliensoup2420If they are going to block humanity's view of the heavens that we are entitled to, that is our birthright, then you will see a lot of "amateur kinetic space launchers" being deployed to "clean the windshield".
@gregoberski5897Isn't the ocean a more practical solution? You get cooling and wave power at the same time. Wave power is constant just like solar.
@Jake_2046Won’t happen Won’t be the way to go If you have any idea about space congestion You know this won’t happen
@SithAssassinBloomberg please take your ia phsycosis medicine
@matscarlmeyer2832So they are r&d-ing what starlink is doing right now! And will be doing in larger scale with gpus. Way to report this!!
@mulletshizzleThis is all a scam, will NOT be profitable and go bust like solar roadways or SpaceX. 3D renderings do not mean a concept will work. Just look at Starship- the program and SpaceX will be long bankrupt before Starship lands on Mars.
@nationalistfanatic6291From “full self driving” that’s really just level 2 autonomy to “2 Starships a month to Mars” to data centers in space- it’s just another scam that will never happen. This is peak bubble action.
@nationalistfanatic6291How much did they pay you to post this
@Corncorncorncorncorncorncornso how are they addressing maintainence, problems/issues, or upgrades when old hardware is obsolete?
@miket4234This lady narrator talks like she's speaking to a 6 year old
@StoicMadmanCute how Bloomberg makes a video about this, but avoids mentioning SpaceX who is at the frontier.
@theplacetestThere’s almost zero benefits to running a data center in space. The operational costs for it would be absurd. And we can’t even fathom building a datacenter large enough. The idea that we will run out of places to build on earth and that space is the best alternative is almost laughable. The problems with it stack up so much its literally the worst option there is
@skeliskullSpace x, hire me , I want to contribute
Definitely for a science fiction idea
Elon musk 5min later
@NikoNiko-e7nDuring wartime if countries start destroying data centers in space the resulting debris could create a massive problem.
@nazirhussain7231This is all silly, biological computers (like our brain) do more 20 watts than data centers do with gigawatts. We have a whole market of folks chasing a relegated solution. Imagine Galielo said a world can be moved with a lever; however we use hydraulics. Same principle different problem.
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