Musk predicts more AI capacity will be in orbit than on earth in 5 years, with SpaceX becoming a ‘hyper-hyper’ scaler

By the beginning of the next decade, AI will primarily become a space-based venture as the cost becomes much more advantageous to operate in orbit, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

In a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel and Stripe cofounder and president John Collison on Thursday, the tech billionaire made some of his signature bold predictions about how the AI revolution will play out.

Given the enormous energy needs of AI and limits on available...