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Testing Grounds For Large Scale AI Computing Infrastructure
Google is launching a satellite to test its tensor processing unit (TPU) in space, aiming to build large-scale AI computing infrastructure in space. The satellite, developed with Planet, will carry four TPUs and operate in low Earth orbit to verify the AI semiconductor’s performance in the real space environment. This is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher, which aims to launch multiple satellites equipped with solar panels and TPUs into low Earth orbit. According to CHOSUNBIZ, Google plans to reflect the radiation, cooling, and computational stability data obtained from the satellite in the design of future space-based AI infrastructure.