Sam Altman fires back at Elon Musk's proposal for space-based data centers, says orbiting data centers 'ridiculous' for now — cites high failure rates and cost as primary limiters

Starcloud data centers in space.

Numerous visionaries, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, are thinking about putting AI data centers into orbit to tap into unlimited amounts of power, fewer physical constraints, and the lack of regulations. But while the idea may be worthy in the long-term future, it is "ridiculous" for now, believes Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI.

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