Google's in-orbit TPU completes first prompt inference from Earth
Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite booted up a TPU in orbit, received a command from Earth to run a prompt, and transmitted a complete haiku back to Earth. Sundar Pichai called it a hello world milestone for the project; the satellite launched several weeks ago.
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Google sent a TPU into orbit and completed an end-to-end inference, giving readers a look at early progress in extending compute deployment into space.
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View original postA ‘hello world’ milestone for Project Suncatcher 🚀 After launching our prototype satellite a few weeks ago, we’ve now successfully sent a command up to orbit, booted up the TPU, ran the prompt, and received our first complete response back on earth - a haiku! https://t.co/kOFmETUskm
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A ‘hello world’ milestone for Project Suncatcher 🚀 After launching our prototype satellite a few weeks ago, we’ve now successfully sent a command up to orbit, booted up the TPU, ran the prompt, and received our first complete response back on earth - a haiku! https://t.co/kOFmETUskm
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A Google TPU in orbit answered a prompt from Earth.