宇宙のAIデータセンターに冷却問題はない
イーロン・マスクが提唱する宇宙AIデータセンター構想に対し、「宇宙では放熱が困難」という批判がよく上がる。しかし本記事は、放射冷却を活用すれば宇宙でも冷却は可能であり、必要な面積は確かに大きいが実現不可能ではないと指摘。冷却は総打ち上げ質量の比較的小さな要素に過ぎず、本当の課題は別にあると論じている。
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