Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.
They would use radiator panels which automatically swivel so they’re edge-on to the sun.
I think the bigger problems are;
The costs (monetary and environmental) of launching so many new satellites,
Large-scale computing technology is untested in that kind of environment and will likely encounter a number of issues and unforeseen problems (so more launches until they get it right),
Additional radiation will increase errors, so they will require a more robust design with more redundancy than Earth-based systems,
If they’re in a low orbit similar to Starlink satellites (which have an expected lifetime of 5 to 7 years) they will need to be constantly replaced.
They would use radiator panels which automatically swivel so they’re edge-on to the sun.
I think the bigger problems are;