Altman reportedly considered purchasing a rocket company to build data centers in space and compete with Musk

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2025.12.04 08:10
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once considered raising funds to acquire a rocket manufacturer to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX and establish data centers in space. Although related negotiations are no longer active, Altman's interest in space data centers stems from the demand for computing power driven by AI development. Additionally, Altman founded the brain-computer interface company Merge Labs to compete with Neuralink and plans to establish a social media platform to compete with X