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Feb 5, 2026
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Elon Musk – "In 36 months, the cheapest place to put AI will be space”
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The Dwarkesh Patel Podcast
Elon Musk
(CEO, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, guest)
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Executive Summary
Elon Musk predicts the primary bottleneck for AI development will shift from chip availability to electricity by the end of 2024, and then back to chips in the 3-4 year timeframe.
Musk argues that within 30-36 months, space will become the most economically compelling location for AI data centers due to unlimited solar energy, higher panel efficiency, and the avoidance of terrestrial regulatory hurdles.
Tesla is preparing for mass production of its Optimus 3 humanoid robot at a scale of one million units per year, leveraging its FSD AI for real-world intelligence and creating an 'Optimus academy' with tens of thousands of robots for training.
To overcome supply chain constraints, Musk's companies (SpaceX, Tesla, xAI) are pursuing aggressive vertical integration, including plans to manufacture 100 gigawatts of solar cells annually and build their own power generation for data centers.
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