Google's First Space Data Center Satellite Is Online
Google says its tensor processing units, its AI chips, have gone to space aboard a satellite that is now running. CEO Sundar Pichai shared a Hello World update. Reports say the satellite has already answered an AI prompt from orbit, including a short poem.
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Context: AI data centres on Earth use large amounts of electricity and cooling, which is a growing concern for tech firms. Putting computing in orbit is an untested idea that companies are exploring as a possible alternative.
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