Prof. Sam LawlerMar 13

"Rush to put AI data centers in space poses poorly understood dangers" by Sean Mowbray

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/rush-to-put-ai-data-centers-in-space-poses-poorly-understood-dangers/

Rush to put AI data centers in space poses poorly understood dangers

Plans are afoot to launch large mega-constellations of AI data centers into Earth orbit. That ambition, pursued by multiple space industry leaders, coincides with a warning from scientists of potentially “catastrophic outcomes,” as the likelihood of satellite collisions in orbit increases. If all the satellites currently in low Earth orbit were suddenly unable to maneuver […]

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@sundogplanets
Putting them in the sea makes much more sense! Run HV DC power cable to land with Solar Panels and LiFePO4 batteries for night. Plenty of places without cloud or rain.

Anyone with any sense and school high science knowledge would know the "data centres in space" is utter nonsense. Cooling, radiation shielding/hardening and maintenance isn't impossible in orbit, but orders of magnitude more expensive and difficult than on Earth.

Mar 13 at 6:15pmWeb