Google Prepares to Put AI Chips Into Space

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is preparing to put Google's artificial-intelligence chips into orbit, moving its Project Suncatcher research effort from laboratory testing toward a real-world space trial. The experiment is still far from a commercial orbital data center, but it gives investors an early look at how Google is thinking about one of AI's biggest long-term constraints: finding enough power and infrastructure to support ever-larger computing clusters. Is GOOGL fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator.GOOGL GF Value chart Google said its first in-orbit hardware test will fly aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission in collaboration with Planet.