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SpaceX Eyes Billions in DoD AI Computing Power
18 Jul
Summary
- SpaceX is in talks to supply the Pentagon with data center capacity.
- The deal is reportedly worth billions of dollars for AI model processing.
- SpaceX aims to offer computing capacity at lower prices.
SpaceX is reportedly in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply critical data center capacity valued at billions of dollars. This infrastructure would be utilized for processing artificial intelligence models, marking a significant potential expansion for the aerospace company into the cloud computing sector.
Sources indicate that employees of SpaceX have been discussing strategies to enter the market more directly against established neocloud providers. The company aims to attract AI customers by offering computing capacity at potentially lower price points. These discussions are ongoing and could still result in an agreement or fall through.
SpaceX and the Pentagon have not yet responded to requests for comment. The report could not be independently verified by Reuters.
