Musk's Orbital AI Data Centers Face Skepticism Despite 'Always Sunny' Vision

• Elon Musk proposes launching up to a million satellites to create vast, solar-powered data centers in space for AI expansion.
• He combined SpaceX with his AI business and plans an IPO to finance this ambitious project, stating "Space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale."
• Scientists and experts highlight significant technical, financial, and environmental challenges, including heat dissipation in vacuum, space debris, and lack of repair crews.
• An uncooled computer chip in space would overheat quickly, and while radiator panels work on a small scale, Musk's vision requires massive, fragile structures never built before.
• Musk's rivals, like Starcloud and Google's Project Suncatcher, are also exploring orbital data centers, but Musk holds an advantage with his SpaceX rockets, potentially charging competitors higher launch costs.