How would AI data centers in space even work? A former NASA robotics chief explains
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- A robust space-based future lies ahead for the IT industry.
- It's still too expensive to launch data centers, but costs are dropping.
- Robots and predictive analytics will play a crucial role in maintenance.
In the very near future, some or all of your workloads and data may be processed in space-based data centers. But will you notice? Probably not, a former NASA leader has predicted.
A robust space-based future lies ahead for the IT industry, said Dr. Robert Ambrose, former chief of NASA's Software, Robotics and Simulation Division, and currently chairman of robotics and AI at consultancy Alliant.
Moving data processing into orbit to handle the insatiable demands of AI and the digital economy may have compelling benefits. Earth-based data centers have met resistancefrom community and environmental groups who cite impacts on energy and water,...
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