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Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#71
It's a CONSTANT stream of new ideas with no payoff at this point.

Hyperloop > Neuralink > Self-Driving Cars > Robotaxi fleets > Personal Robots > Orbital Datacenters > [insert next vibe shift]

At what point do people start to see the ever-shifting goalposts for what they are?

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#72
Reminder that space only allows for radiative cooling (since there is no air to absorb heat) so data centers in space are going to have massive cooling panels.

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#73
post #56

If Musk and SpaceX are serious about putting 1 million datacenter satellites into space, then they are not serious about Mars. You cannot simultaneously build and launch 10’s of thousands of Starships to deliver 1 million tons of equipment and supplies bound to Mars while also committing to launching 10’s of thousands of Starships to orbit full of satellites. They would need to quadruple their launch rate, and half o…

Why would you put data centres in space?

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#75

I still don't understand the "data center in space" narrative. How are they going to solve the cooling issue?

My guess would be just a regular radiator and cooling system like a liquid pump. The only obstacle should be the vacuum. That said I don't have any hopes Elon has any understanding of any of it.

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#77
Accountants will be studying the deals and cyclical valuations of AI companies in the same way we study bank runs and FDIC insurance today.

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#78

SpaceX is too big to fail. It's important for national security. I wonder if Elon wants to tangle all his businesses into SpaceX so they are all kept afloat by SpaceX's importance.

Merging SpaceX with a public company like Tesla would create a lot of issues for the classified projects SpaceX does.

I imagine those are surmountable challenges. Boeing somehow manages.

But more likely that merger would consist of SpaceX acquiring Tesla and taking it private

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#79
post #58

Well surely this acquisition is above board. Nothing funny going on here, just good old business as usual.

What's funny? Do you think the investors are against this? The investor's aren't idiots. I imagine the typical investor in Elon Musk's companies would approve of this sort of thing. So what's the problem? Besides, its a private company with Musk as majority shareholder in both. That's the beauty of private companies, you can just do things. I wish more companies were private and ambitious. I'm tired of companies like…

> The investor's aren't idiots

citation needed.

Re: xAI joins SpaceX

#80
Pretty terrible for SpaceX. Of course they paid a crazy inflated price for xAI in an attempt to cash in on the IPO. This just devalues SpaceX and exposes the investors to all the AI bubble risk.
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