August 14, 2026

Elon Musk Says AI Could Hit Earth's Power Wall in 2029: 'Orbital Compute' Will Be the Only Way to Scale

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Elon Musk believes the AI boom may have roughly three years left before Earth itself becomes the bottleneck. “Orbital compute will be the only way to scale AI probably sometime in 2029 due to power ...