Dwarkesh Patel × Elon Musk: 'In 30 Months, the Cheapest Place for AI Will Be Space'
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In a recent Dwarkesh Patel episode, Musk argued that within 30 months orbital data centers will be more economically compelling than Earth-based compute, citing power generation and cooling constraints. The episode also covered xAI's alignment plans and the 'Optimus Academy' where 10,000–30,000 humanoid robots will learn via real-world self-play — a sweeping infrastructure vision relevant to anyone thinking about long-term AI compute economics.