Running Google’s Gemma on Satlyt’s orbital AI (w/ CEO Rama Afullo)

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Rama Afullo pitched orbital data centers while working at both Google and SpaceX. At the latter, he was told that the previous staffers who made the suggestion “are no longer at the company.”

So he left and started Satlyt, designing software that allows satellites from different manufacturers to run AI onboard and pool their compute into an orbital network.

Rama joins Jason Calacanis on a new AI Basics to explain why compute is headed to space, and what has to happen to make an orbital data center as cost-effective as one located firmly on the ground.

The benefits of orbital compute are clear: 24/7 solar power in sun-synchronous orbit, avoiding local opposition to new data center construction, and providing needed compute to any spot on earth within just 90 minutes.

Join us for an exclusive chat with one of the builders actually bringing this sci-fi dream to life. And get an answer to the ongoing debate: if space is so cold, why do chips in orbit still overheat?

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