Google’s Project Suncatcher Is Sending AI Chips Into Space Next Week
Google will soon be one step closer to getting AI data centers up and running in outer space. The tech giant announced Thursday that its Project Suncatcher will launch a prototype satellite into low Earth orbit next week to test how well Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) hold up under the rough conditions of space. The basic idea is that satellites packed with AI chips could one day take advantage of near-constant sunlight for power and communicate with each other using lasers to handle large AI workloads.
- ▪Google will soon be one step closer to getting AI data centers up and running in outer space.
- ▪The tech giant announced Thursday that its Project Suncatcher will launch a prototype satellite into low Earth orbit next week to test how well Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) hold up under the rough conditions of space.
- ▪The basic idea is that satellites packed with AI chips could one day take advantage of near-constant sunlight for power and communicate with each other using lasers to handle large AI workloads.
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- ▪ Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week — The Verge
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Google will soon be one step closer to getting AI data centers up and running in outer space. The tech giant announced Thursday that its Project Suncatcher will launch a prototype satellite into low Earth orbit next week to test how well Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) hold up under the rough conditions of space. “This first launch is about seeing what works, identifying points of failure, and applying those findings to future missions,” the company said in a blog post. <iframe title="Google’s latest moonshot to put machine learning in space" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o1JK79jszqo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"…
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