Nvidia Chip on Satellite in Orbit Trains First AI Model in Space

Nvidia Chip on Satellite in Orbit Trains First AI Model in Space

Artificial intelligence companies are planning on investing unbelievable sums — more than a trillion dollars per year by OpenAI alone — building out enormous data centers that consume copious amounts of electricity, generate pollution, and take up considerable amounts of room. They’ve also been blamed for negative impacts on local water supplies, and make a lot of noise, making them unpopular among nearby residents. Now, in a bid to scale up ope…

Nvidia-Backed Starcloud Trains First AI in Orbit

What to knowLaunched last month into orbit, Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud has trained an AI model from space.Starcloud-1 satellite runs Nvidia H100 GPU and Google's Gemma model in orbit, achieving a historic first for space-based AI training.​Orbital data centers promise 5x more efficient solar power, passive cooling, and scalability beyond Earth's limits.​Competitors like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Aetherflux accelerate plans amid energy demand…

Nate Jones Gets AI Data Centers Wrong

Nate Jones got the AI data centers in space story wrong. I like Nate Jones, he does a lot of useful work gathering AI news and staying on top of developments. He is wrong in this case. Starcloud already has an H100 in a satellite in space. It launched last month. Working with Nvidia and ...