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China is Building a Supercomputer in Space 🚀
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Gina Acosta
May 19, 2025
Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
In today's edition, we're taking a look at China embarking on an innovative endeavor by assembling its supercomputer in space, an initiative known as the "Star Compute" program.
Let’s jump into it!
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
China Has Begun Assembling Its Supercomputer in Space
AI Agents Form Social Norms Without Human Help, Study Suggests
AI Tutorial: How to fact check anybody’s post in WhatsApp
AI Tools to check out
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI Findings/Resources
AI News
ADA SPACE
China Has Begun Assembling Its Supercomputer in Space
China has launched the first 12 satellites of a planned 2,800-satellite supercomputer network. The satellites, part of ADA Space's “Star Compute” program, aim to process data directly in orbit, rather than relying on terrestrial stations to do it for them.
Details:
Each satellite has an onboard eight-billion-parameter AI model and is capable of 744 tera operations per second (TOPS), which is a measure of their AI processing power. Collectively, they can manage five peta operations per second (POPS).
They communicate with each other at up to 100 Gbps using lasers, share 30 terabytes of storage between them, and also have the capability to create 3D digital twin data that can be used for purposes like emergency response, gaming, and tourism.
These 12 satellites mark the first phase of China’s “Three-Body Computing Constellation,” an ambitious space-based supercomputing network that, once fully deployed, will deliver real-time data processing in orbit with a staggering capacity of 1,000 peta operations per second (POPS).
Processing data directly in space not only saves time, but also addresses a major limitation: less than 10 percent of satellite data makes it to Earth due to constraints like limited bandwidth and ground station access. Additionally, orbital data centers can use solar power and release heat into space, cutting both energy consumption and carbon footprint.
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AI RESEARCH
AI Agents Form Social Norms Without Human Help, Study Suggests
A recent study has found that groups of AI agents can spontaneously develop human-like social conventions without human help.
Details:
Conducted by researchers from City St George’s, University of London, and the IT University of Copenhagen, the study shows that groups of LLM AI agents can adopt shared norms and behaviors, much like humans do when they interact socially.
Groups of 24 to 100 AI agents were tested, and despite being unaware they were part of a larger group and having memories limited to only their recent interactions, a shared naming convention spontaneously emerged across the population, similar to how humans create and adopt terms like "spam."
They found that collective biases emerged naturally among the AI agents, without being traceable to any single agent.
Additionally, Small groups of agents were able to influence the larger population, demonstrating how a minority can drive significant behavioral shifts in AI, as it happens in human societies.
As AI technology improves and gets smarter, the researchers believe these findings open new doors for understanding and managing AI systems that will interact with humans and other AI agents in increasingly complex ways.
AI Tutorial
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Kevin Scott announced that Microsoft is working toward a future where AI agents from any company can collaborate with agents from other firms and have improved memory of their interactions.
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Foxconn and Nvidia have announced a strategic partnership to establish a state-of-the-art AI supercomputer in Taiwan, aiming to bolster the nation's technological infrastructure. This collaboration involves the deployment of 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs through Foxconn's subsidiary, Big Innovation Company.
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