Google to test AI computing chips in space with Project Suncatcher

Google’s Project Suncatcher is an early research effort to find out whether AI computing equipment could operate in space. It is Google’s ambitious project to build date centres in space by taking advantage of free and abundant energy from the sun. Google plans to launch a test satellite carrying its AI chips into low Earth orbit. The longer-term idea is to use the near-constant sunlight available there to power groups of satellites that could handle larger AI tasks. Google has not yet built an operational data centre in space.

by Digital Watch Observatory – Google to test AI computing chips in space with Project Suncatcher