# Musk insists that 'the lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space' within three years after SpaceX acquired xAI, but that timeline is more science fiction than strategy

> Elon Musk has added another line to his history of technological predictions that sail far beyond optimistic and into the delusional.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/musk-insists-that-the-lowest-cost-way-to-generate-ai-compute-will-be-in-space-within-three-years-after-spacex-acquired-xai-but-that-timeline-is-more-science-fiction-than-strategy?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6982be74b8c81b85afdda686)
- **Published:** 2026-02-04
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #spacex #musk #space #compute #cost #generate #lowest #within
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