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SpaceX plans to launch Google tensor processing units into orbit aboard Planet Labs satellites, CNBC reports. It is a striking new setting for AI computing, though the available report excerpt does not say when the launch is planned or what the chips will do once in orbit.
Why it mattersFor now, this is a reported plan, not evidence that space-based data centres are already operating. The practical details, rather than the altitude, will tell us how ambitious this really is.
Discuss: What would make putting AI chips in orbit worthwhile: a clear technical advantage, or is the idea interesting before the economics are proven?
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