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Google Receives First AI Response from Space TPU: 'Gemma 4' Composes a Haiku on 'Project Suncatcher' Prototype Satellite

Google Receives First AI Response from Space TPU: 'Gemma 4' Composes a Haiku on 'Project Suncatcher' Prototype Satellite
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Google announced that it received the first AI response from a TPU installed on a prototype satellite for its 'Project Suncatcher' space AI data center concept.

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  • •Google announced that it received the first AI response from a TPU installed on a prototype satellite.
  • •A prompt was sent to the on-orbit open model 'Gemma 4', and the response was confirmed.
  • •Google plans to proceed with operational evaluation tests of the TPU in space.
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