Musk: 'Magic' not needed for SpaceX's orbital AI data center plan
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Elon Musk insists that 'there's not some magic that's necessary' for SpaceX's ambitious plan to build orbital data centers given that much of the tech required has already been developed for Starlink.
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AI data centers are not doubling electricity demand.
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Despite the alarmism, data centers make up a relatively small share of total electricity consumption, and research has found no significant link between data center growth and higher electricity prices. https://t.co/sztjNX7j9u