OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the idea of data centers in space being a viable option in the next few years as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pursues their deployment.
"I honestly think the idea with the current landscape of putting data centers in space is ridiculous," Altman said in an interview with Indian Express. "It will make sense someday."
Altman said that space-based artificial intelligence (AI) data center projects would have to deal with high launch costs as well as operational and maintenance challenges, like how to fix a broken or damaged component while the data center is in orbit.
"We are not there yet. There will come a time. Orbital data centers are not something that's going to matter at scale this decade," Altman said in the interview.
