Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week
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TL;DR
- Google is launching a satellite with its AI processors (TPUs) into low Earth orbit on October 1st.
- The mission is part of Project Suncatcher, aiming to test AI hardware performance in space.
- The goal is to assess how TPUs handle the physical, radiation, and thermal stresses of space.
- This is a step towards Google's larger goal of creating orbital AI data centers.
- Future plans include launching two more satellites next year and testing a novel cooling system.