"Brandon Karpf... has analyzed five potential orbital compute business models: AI training, AI inference, public cloud, content distribution and edge compute, a
Brandon Karpf has analyzed five potential business models for orbital compute infrastructure, including AI training, AI inference, public cloud, content distribution, and edge compute. His research indicates that only the sovereign cloud model is economically viable in orbit. This suggests a significant shift in how space-based computing resources might be utilized. AI
IMPACT Suggests a niche but potentially critical infrastructure requirement for future AI deployments.