Data centers in space makes no sense - CivAI Blog
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SpaceX acquired xAI on Monday, forming a $1.25 trillion behemoth with the goal of sending data centers into space. They’re not alone either: Google and a host of startups like Lonestar, Axiom, and Nvidia-backed Starcloud are scrambling into the field. Endless solar power, free real estate, and most importantly, huge rockets! What more could you want?
  • notfromhere@lemmy.ml
    1·
    19 hours ago

    What kind of technology would be needed to build a spaceship that carries humans to Jupiter I wonder. Would it require datacenter level computer hardware?

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 day ago

    It’s pure scam. The cooling problem alone makes it a non-starter, and everything else just makes it worse.

    • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world
      3·
      19 hours ago

      But it’s so easy to move data centers a square mile big and insanely hot into orbit and the vacuum of space! Sometimes in direct sun!

  • Kodos@piefed.socialEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    The same with humanoid shaped robots to replace workers, hyper loops, self driving taxis, a colony on Mars and any other idea Musk took out of SciFi movies.

    It just needs to sound good enough for investors to give him money and it doesn’t matter if it works or not as long as the next shiny idea sounds good enough to catch attention brings in more chash