Elon Musk's Space AI Vision Gets Boost As Sundar Pichai Backs Data Centers In Orbit
Elon Musk‘s orbital datacenter goals may have gotten a boost following Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai‘s comments about space-based AI compute earlier this month.
AI Compute Satellites
In a post on the social media platform X, influencer Peter Diamandis shared that Pichai had predicted that space-based AI datacenters would be the “normal” way of building out AI compute within a decade, referring to Pichai’s comments from an April interview with Fortune, adding that Musk had been saying this “for years.”
“When the CEO of Google starts agreeing with Elon, pay attention,” Diamandis said, adding that the era of space-based AI was “closer than you think.” Quoting Diamandis’ post, Musk shared his take on the matter, agreeing with the influencer’s assessment. “True,” he said.
Elon Musk’s Pay Package
Notably, Musk’s SpaceX compensation package has outlined the importance of orbital datacenters for Musk, sharing that the reported pay package includes Musk gaining 200 million super-voting restricted shares if SpaceX were to reach a $7.5 trillion valuation, as well as another 60.4 million restricted shares if the company deploys 100 terawatts of computing capacity in space.
The billionaire had earlier shared that a $10 trillion SpaceX package for taking humanity to a Kardashev II civilization sounded like a great deal, but reaffirmed that money would become obsolete once humans reach that level.
SpaceX’s IPO
As SpaceX’s IPO looms, the S&P 500, managed by S&P Global Dow Jones Indices, announced that it was beginning consultation on rule changes that could potentially help the commercial space flight company gain an expedited entry into the index. Interestingly, Nasdaq had also announced it would be incorporating multiple rule changes for entry into the Nasdaq 100 index.
Recent filings have also reportedly shown that, despite the ambitious goals of Mars colonies and orbital datacenters, SpaceX has cautioned investors that the goals rely on unproven technology and could potentially not be commercially viable.
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