Maybe a bit far forward looking but I think the idea has merit from first principles. It makes sense to analyze things from power perspective. Of course there are other limitations as well.
If demand for AI continues to grow 100-1000x fold - there's just no way for datacenters to be sustainably built on earth. Also we already quite close for them to be built cheaper in space.
Fab thing I don't understand tho. Only reason is to bring manufacturing in US since next year China is invading Taiwan so we don't have to defend them.
Maybe a bit far forward looking but I think the idea has merit from first principles. It makes sense to analyze things from power perspective. Of course there are other limitations as well.
The last thing the world wants is a million satellites permanently polluting our night skies. These projects need to be banned.
Ah yes, let's pollute air instead.
Any chance you worked on advising Germany on it's energy strategy?
What does any of this mean?
If demand for AI continues to grow 100-1000x fold - there's just no way for datacenters to be sustainably built on earth. Also we already quite close for them to be built cheaper in space.
Fab thing I don't understand tho. Only reason is to bring manufacturing in US since next year China is invading Taiwan so we don't have to defend them.
TL;DR: it is new semiconductor fabs that Elon wants to build.
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