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Feb 6, 2026 · Industry Insights

Elon Musk Predicts Space Will Become the Cheapest AI Training Ground Within 36 Months

In a three‑hour interview recorded three days after SpaceX’s $1.25 trillion acquisition of xAI, Elon Musk outlines how stagnant global power generation, a bottleneck in turbine‑blade supply, and the superior efficiency of space‑based solar panels could make orbit the most cost‑effective platform for AI training and inference within three years, while also revealing his views on chip fab construction, robotics, US‑China manufacturing competition, and his own management practices.