Google, Amazon, and xAI want to launch AI into space

• Google, Amazon, and xAI are racing to build space-based AI systems.
• The orbiting networks could reduce latency and power strain on Earth.
• Having AI overhead could enhance connectivity for everything from remote internet access to disaster response.

In the span of just a few months, the push to put artificial intelligence in space has progressed from a long-term dream to an immediate, very real strategic priority. Google’s Project Suncatcher, Amazon’s Leo project for advancing satellite internet constellation, and Elon Musk’s xAI exploration into space-based compute environments all point toward the same thing: the next great leap for AI might not happen on land, but in low Earth orbit.

Outrageous as it may seem, there's a lot of real engineering underneath the glossy press releases and visionary quotes. The efforts are spurred on by the very real infrastructure crunch faced by AI developers as ...