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Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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What's the consensus on this? I feel like the packaging and heat dissipation issues need some work. Its much harder to fly electronics on a big noisy rocket than most people think

Sales pitch for a rocket company.

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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The only thing that is "better" in space is the efficiency of solar energy. Everything else is harder and more expensive

* Rockets costs more than trucks for moving things around * No water in space for cooling/heat transfer * Heat dissipation is difficult because vacuum is the best insulator * How do you repair one? * network bandwidth is probably lower

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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What's the consensus on this? I feel like the packaging and heat dissipation issues need some work. Its much harder to fly electronics on a big noisy rocket than most people think

Musk is doing what he's always done: making outrageous promises/predictions that won't come true but sound like science fiction to lure the uneducated into investing.

* The hardware is outdated quickly and putting it in space just makes it impossible to replace or service.

* Dissipating the heat generated is a real problem that limits the hardware you can put in one satellite.

* Satellites will always have greater latency and worse bandwidth than land-based connections.

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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What's the consensus on this? I feel like the packaging and heat dissipation issues need some work. Its much harder to fly electronics on a big noisy rocket than most people think

"From a technology standpoint, Tesla will have a car that can do full autonomy in about three years, maybe a bit sooner."

--- Musk, 2015

"I mean, it does look like [full autonomy is] gonna happen this year."

--- Musk, 2023

"I think [FSD] will be available for unsupervised personal use by the end of this year in certain geographies."

--- Musk, 2025

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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What's the consensus on this? I feel like the packaging and heat dissipation issues need some work. Its much harder to fly electronics on a big noisy rocket than most people think

"From a technology standpoint, Tesla will have a car that can do full autonomy in about three years, maybe a bit sooner." --- Musk, 2015 "I mean, it does look like [full autonomy is] gonna happen this year." --- Musk, 2023 "I think [FSD] will be available for unsupervised personal use by the end of this year in certain geographies." --- Musk, 2025

Oh, and free charging anywhere there is sun! https://x.com/elonmusk/status/250453089562263552

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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post #5

The only thing that is "better" in space is the efficiency of solar energy. Everything else is harder and more expensive * Rockets costs more than trucks for moving things around * No water in space for cooling/heat transfer * Heat dissipation is difficult because vacuum is the best insulator * How do you repair one? * network bandwidth is probably lower

> Everything else is harder and more expensive

permits? connectivity?

Re: Elon Musk: In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space [video]

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post #5

The only thing that is "better" in space is the efficiency of solar energy. Everything else is harder and more expensive * Rockets costs more than trucks for moving things around * No water in space for cooling/heat transfer * Heat dissipation is difficult because vacuum is the best insulator * How do you repair one? * network bandwidth is probably lower

> Everything else is harder and more expensive permits? connectivity?

> permits? connectivity?

SpaceX may not looked upon favorably by the next US administration, with regards to permits to get to orbit.

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