SpaceX has applied to build orbital data centers in space using up to 1 million AI inference satellites.
The application references that this will be a first step to creating a Kardashev 2 civilization. A Kardashev civilization uses all of the energy of the sun. This is about 5 trillion times more than civilization is using now.
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SpaceX just applied with the FCC for Orbital Data Centers in space to power advanced AI. pic.twitter.com/OuFevqpGgi
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