Sam Altman fires back at Elon Musk's proposal for space-based data centers, says orbiting data centers 'ridiculous' for now — cites high failure rates and cost as primary limiters

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, criticizes Elon Musk's idea of space-based data centers, calling it "ridiculous" due to high failure rates and costs. Altman highlights the challenges of launching and maintaining data centers in space, emphasizing the current impracticality of the concept. He mentions the high launch costs and the difficulty of repairing hardware in space as major obstacles. Altman believes that while space may be suitable for certain applications, orbital data centers are not feasible on a large scale in the near future.