Google wants to build AI data centres in space, powered by the sun

Google has launched a new research moonshot, called ‘Project Suncatcher’, to build AI data centres in space powered by the sun.

The idea is to build a constellation of solar-powered satellites equipped with Google’s AI chips, or tensor processing units, flying in low-earth orbit. These can be interconnected internally and potentially the earth to serve as a kind of AI data centre in space, according to a blogpost on The Keyword.