SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that satellite-based artificial intelligence computing is simpler than what the industry thinks, as talks of datacenters in Space gather steam.
Orbital Datacenters In Focus In an interview with Forbes on Tuesday, Musk said that datacenters in space were "much easier" than people might think, adding that SpaceX already had over 10,000 satellites in orbit.
"In the future with Starship, we'll be launching over 10,000 per year," Musk said, touting enhanced capabilities compared to current iterations of the satellites.
Read Also: Elon Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit-What The Trial Revealed About AI Investing "The way to access power that's far beyond anything on Earth is space," the billionaire said, adding that the company's calculations suggested 1 TW of AI compute satellites annually being launched from Earth.
"The average power usage in the United States is half a Terawatt," Musk said, outlining that SpaceX could launch "twice" the amount of electricity consumption in the U.S. per year.
