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Google's Bold Vision: Putting AI Data Centers in Orbit
Imagine a future where the backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) isn't rooted in sprawling land-based warehouses, but instead orbiting gracefully above us in Earth's orbit. This is the revolutionary idea behind Google Research’s latest initiative, dubbed Project Suncatcher—a moonshot effort to create scalable, space-based AI infrastructure. While it might sound like science fiction, recent research, prototypes, and economic analyses suggest that such a concept could become a reality within the next decade.