Nvidia-Backed Startup Successfully Trains First AI Model in Space Using H100 GPU Satellite
Summary
Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud makes history by successfully training the first AI model in space using an H100 GPU satellite 100 times more powerful than previous space computers, paving the way for massive orbital data centers that could solve Earth's energy crisis.
Key Points
- Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud successfully trains the first AI model in space using an H100 GPU aboard their Starcloud-1 satellite, which is 100 times more powerful than any previous space-based GPU compute
- The satellite operates Google's Gemma large language model in orbit and trained NanoGPT using Shakespeare's complete works, demonstrating that space-based data centers can run sophisticated AI workloads
- Starcloud plans to build massive 5-gigawatt orbital data centers powered by constant solar energy to address Earth's growing power grid strain and environmental concerns from traditional data centers