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Illustration of Google’s proposed space-powered data center concept
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Google’s Bold New Frontier: Powering AI From Space

Introduction In the race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence systems, one problem continues to grow as fast as the models themselves: an insatiable appetite for electrical power and compute density. As global data centers strain to keep pace with AI’s acceleration, a group of Google engineers is proposing...
Illustration of space-based data centers orbiting Earth, representing orbital servers and cloud computing technology
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Big Tech’s Dreams for Space Could Get Real in 2020: A Revisit of Technology’s Boasts and Goals

The quest to conquer space has traditionally belonged to astronauts, satellites, and interstellar exploration. But a new horizon is beginning to emerge — part cutting-edge tech, part ambition at sci-fi scale: space-based data centers. It may have sounded like a wacky pipe dream a decade ago, but billionaires and tech...
Wukong AI chatbot on China’s Tiangong space station assisting astronauts in navigation and safety tasks
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Say Hello to Wukong: China’s Tiangong Space Station Welcomes First AI Robot to Chat With Astronauts

China has made another leap in its blossoming space programme – launching an artificial intelligence chatbot named Wukong into the space station Tiangong. The move not only underscores China’s ambition in space exploration but also highlights the increasing role of AI in aiding precise safety, navigation, and coordination for orbital...