A US startup is looking to build data centers in perhaps the last place you’d expect: outer space. The idea comes from Lumen Orbit, which released its first white paper on Tuesday, touting the benefits of space-based data centers.
The concept may seem far-fetched, but operating data centers in space could solve the growing energy demands of today`s AI development. To train next-generation AI programs such as ChatGPT, companies are building larger and larger data centers packed with GPUs, which can require electricity to both operate and cool.
The escalating energy needs raise questions about how AI development will continue without straining today’s electricity supplies or generating more pollution. In response, the Redmond-based Lumen Orbit is pushing the tech industry to consider space as the ideal home for next-generation data centers.
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RSK: Great idea. I guess, if you can occupy space, it is real estate no matter where it is.
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