The merger could be seen as an indication of the cash xAI needs to compete in the fast-growing field of AI, as well as the technology’s importance in future of space exploration.
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“Current advances in AI are dependent on large terrestrial data centers, which require immense amounts of power and cooling,” Musk wrote in a post on SpaceX’s website. “The only logical solution therefore is to transport these resource-intensive efforts to a location with vast power and space.”
Musk said he estimates that the “lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space” within two to three years.
SpaceX sought permission on Friday from the Federal Communication Commission to launch a constellation of 1 million satellites into orbit. The filing said the aim is to provide a network of solar-powered data centers to “accommodate the explosive growth of data demands driven by AI.”