Sam Altman Dismisses Orbital Data Center Plans

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the idea of orbital data centres as "ridiculous" during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, citing launch costs and repair challenges that make them impractical this decade. His comments contrast with Elon Musk's push for space-based AI infrastructure and Google's Sundar Pichai, who said Google will begin small satellite rack tests in 2027. The debate may influence AI infrastructure priorities.