Google prepares to launch AI satellite into orbit

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 18:44 · Archive

Google is launching a satellite equipped with AI processors to test their performance in space.

Google is preparing to launch a satellite fitted with its Tensor AI processors as part of Project Suncatcher, an experimental initiative to test how the chips perform in space. The move is part of a broader industry push to turn satellites into data centres.

How it is being reported

• Google is sending AI to spaceLaunch is part of a plan across the tech industry to turn satellites into data centresIndependent Tech · 25 Sept, 17:21
• Google is sending a teensy-tiny AI data center to spaceIt's an experiment to see how the chips hold up in the harsh vacuum of the cosmos.Engadget · 24 Sept, 18:45
• Google is sending an AI satellite into space next weekGoogle is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times. The move is part of Google's Project Suncatcher, the company's experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. The satellite, equipped with Google's Tensor […]The Verge · 24 Sept, 15:15

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