Why does Elon Musk want to put data centres in space? | The Economist

Elon Musk thinks the future of AI might not be on Earth at all—but in orbit. On the latest episode of Inside Tech, Tom Standage and Alex Hern explore how orbital data centres would work, whether the numbers add up, and why this once outlandish concept is suddenly being taken seriously. #ElonMusk #SpaceX #xAI #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #SpaceTech #TechNews #futureofai #datacentres 00:00 - Why put data centres in space? 03:05 The numbers behind orbital compute 06:10 The race for AI dominance Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4aGdL00 Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist