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OpenAI CEO Altman accused SpaceX's Musk of promoting 'short-term space data center' concept to investors, dismissing orbital infrastructure as not viable for AI.

Altman-Musk infrastructure debate: orbital datacenters ruled out by OpenAI leadership as uneconomical; validates terrestrial AI siting as sole path at trillion-dollar scale.
Trade pressSlicast · July 12, 2026 · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
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OpenAI CEO Altman accused SpaceX's Musk of promoting 'short-term space data center' concept to investors, dismissing orbital infrastructure as not viable for AI.

Altman-Musk infrastructure debate: orbital datacenters ruled out by OpenAI leadership as uneconomical; validates terrestrial AI siting as sole path at trillion-dollar scale.

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