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The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."

—Eliezer Yudkowsky

Google is Sending AI Chips to Space Next Week Under Project Suncatcher

Google’s Project Suncatcher will test AI chips in orbit as the company explores the possibility of AI data-centre infrastructure in space. A two-satellite laser communication test is planned for 2027.

Google is sending its AI chips into orbit next week as it explores whether AI data-centre infrastructure could eventually operate in space. Elon Musk has reacted to Sundar Pichai’s post about whether the TPUs can survive and operate in space. A two-satellite laser communication test is planned for 2027.

India Moves AI to Space with New Sarvam–Pixxel Partnership

Pathfinder, a 200-kg satellite developed by Pixxel with AI infrastructure from Sarvam, is scheduled to reach orbit as early as Q4 2026.

Pixxel and Sarvam will launch Pathfinder, a 200-kg satellite carrying datacentre-class GPUs to run India-built AI models in orbit. Set for a Q4 2026 launch, the mission aims to process hyperspectral imagery in space — flagging wildfires, crop disease and pipeline leaks in real time, without foreign cloud dependence.