- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmy.ml
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth’s orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI).
The application claims “orbital data centres” are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.
Traditionally, such centres are large warehouses full of powerful computers that process and store data. Musk’s aerospace firm claims processing needs due to the expanding use of AI are already outpacing “terrestrial capabilities”.
It would increase the number of SpaceX satellites in orbit drastically. Its existing Starlink network of nearly 10,000 satellites has already been accused of creating congestion in space, which Musk denies.
I interpreted this as not a power issue, but a cooling issue. So it’s a solution to using less water.
Cooling is much, much harder in space. You lose out on easy heat transfer through convection and conduction due to being in vacuum and are limited to using massive and inefficient radiators that can barely cool spacecraft running slow, decades-old chips (hardening modern chips to survive cosmic radiation is another problem Musk probably has no answer for). The thought of running a modern data center in space is absurd.
He probably thinks that because space is cold, it automatically keeps anything in it cold with no efforts needed. He has the worldview and general understanding of a particularly dense child.
This pedo is gonna bring hellfire to earth when those 1 mil satellites overheat and rain down on us.
This pedo is gonna bring hellfire to earth whe those 1 mil satellites over heat and rain down on us.
Space is drastically worse for cooling things afaik. Like extremely worse than earth.
He’s just making noise because ce craves attention
Nobody likes him, he’s pathetically insecure, and he’s afraid that he won’t be remembered if he doesn’t keep doing stupid shit
What he should really be is in jail. Epstein list reminder.
As other have said, it’s not cooling. Vacuum is a great insulator. I think it’s about planning permission.