TURIN, Italy - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth,Elvira Pollina and Giulio Piovaccari report for Reuters. Continue reading original article.
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6 October 2025 - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said space-based data centers could become a reality within 10 to 20 years, predicting they will eventually be cheaper and more efficient than Earth-based facilities. Speaking at Italian Tech Week in Turin, Bezos highlighted the advantages of orbital infrastructure, including constant solar power without weather disruptions, which could support the energy-hungry training of artificial intelligence systems.
He argued the move would follow the pattern set by weather and communications satellites, with data centers and manufacturing as the next frontier in using space to enhance life on Earth. However, he acknowledged challenges such as high launch costs, the risk of rocket failures, and difficulties in maintenance and upgrades.
Bezos also compared today’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom to the internet surge of the early 2000s, cautioning that while speculative bubbles may form, the long-term benefits will endure. He urged optimism, saying AI’s positive impacts are likely to be widespread and transformative, much like the internet’s influence over the past 25 years.
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