Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers
Some tech leaders are growing increasingly worried that data centers will eventually require more energy and land than are available on Earth. So one solution — perhaps the only solution, they say — is to start building them in space. In The New York Times, Benjamin Lee explains that space-based data centers would face major technical hurdles, as modern chips aren’t designed to withstand radiation or operate without air to dissipate heat, requiring entirely new approaches to cooling and reliability.
