谷歌计划到2027年在太阳能卫星上发射AI芯片,以便利用天基清洁能源提高八倍的计算效率。 Google plans to launch AI chips on solar-powered satellites by 2027 to boost computing efficiency eightfold using space-based clean energy.

Google正在开发“太阳捕猎者”项目,这是一个在太阳能卫星上将AI芯片发射到太空的计划,目的是利用近乎连续的清洁能源,有可能将效率提升到地球数据中心的八倍。 Google is developing Project Suncatcher, a plan to launch AI chips into space on solar-powered satellites to harness nearly continuous clean energy, potentially boosting efficiency up to eight times over Earth-based data centers. 该公司的目标是利用高速光学链路,将紧凑编队的卫星与2027年发射的原型连接起来。 The company aims to connect satellites in tight formation using high-speed optical links, with prototypes set for launch by 2027. 尽管仍然存在挑战,包括辐射损害和高发射成本,但谷歌说,其TPU已经通过了关键的辐射测试和项目,天基计算到2030年代中期可能具有成本竞争力。 Though challenges remain, including radiation damage and high launch costs, Google says its TPUs have passed key radiation tests and projects that space-based computing could become cost-competitive by the mid-2030s.