ScienceGoogle plans to test its AI chips in orbit under Project Suncatcher
Google says a satellite mission will test how its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) hold up in orbit, exploring a possible path to hosting machine learning infrastructure in space.
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Google announced the planned satellite test on September 24, saying it follows years of research. Part of Project Suncatcher, the mission is designed to evaluate whether—and how—its TPUs hold up in orbit. Google says the data will help it explore how machine learning infrastructure could one day be hosted in space.
