Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.
TL;DR
- Google's first data center satellite, equipped with four TPUs, is operational and communicating with Earth.
- The satellite successfully ran Google DeepMind's Gemma 4 model, writing a haiku and reporting on orbital conditions.
- Future tests will evaluate TPU performance under space radiation, particularly its effects on data integrity.
- The project, named Suncatcher, aims to develop economical space-based infrastructure for the 2030s.
- Google plans to launch two more satellites in 2027 with enhanced power generation and inter-satellite optical links.
- Google's vision for space data centers involves high-speed links between satellites for distributed workloads.