The Physics of Space Data Centers

[The math mostly doesn’t math.]
When infinite rebuyer Elon Musk merged xAI and SpaceX, he was quoted as saying “In the long term, space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale.” I thought that sounded pretty stupid, but I didn’t dive into it. Thankfully, physics professor Rhett Allain has, in this Wired piece.

Link: https://www.wired.com/story/could-we-put-ai-data-centers-in-space/