Musk looks to space as only way to meet AI compute demand by 2028

The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, has said that orbital compute is the only way to continue scaling AI by 2029. He made the statement in an X post. He pointed to power shortages and delays in granting permits on land as the main reasons.  

For companies thinking of where to build the coming generation of AI infrastructure, Musk’s statement reads more like a hard ultimatum than a pitch in itself. 

Musk argues that group-based AI compute will become impossible by the end of this decade. It is relevant because presently, regulators have received filings for a million orbiting machines.

Musk puts a due date on when space becomes a must

In his X post, Musk talked of orbital compute as the only alternative to scale AI infrastructure. He blamed “power availability& permitting problems on land.” This marks a shift in Musk’s assessment of the importance of space data centers in the AI race. He previously saw space as an expansion route. Now, it has become a criterion for AI to keep growing.  

Power is a major factor in Musk’s argument, as AI data centers may take up to 17% of US electricity by 2030. 

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