‘One small step for LLMs’: Why training the first AI model in space is a breakthrough
The first AI model to be run in space is a fine-tuned variant of Gemma, Google’s open-weight small language model, built by StarCloud – an Nvidia-backed startup that wants to show how outer space can be a hospitable environment for data centres in comparison to enormous multi-gigawatt terrestrial facilities that consume millions of litres of water daily and produce hefty greenhouse gas emissions.
