Künstliche Intelligenz: SpaceX sichert sich 40 Milliarden für KI-Chips
Nach Angaben von Elon Musk hat sich SpaceX 40 Milliarden Dollar für den Kauf von KI‑Chips geliehen. Die gute Bonität und Einnahmen aus Starlink und Raketenstarts hätten den Zugang zu Krediten gesichert.
SpaceX, the aerospace company, secured a $40 billion loan to purchase graphic processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI) development, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Musk announced the financing deal on the social media platform X. The company's strong credit rating, as well as revenue from its Starlink satellite internet service and rocket launches, secured the ability to obtain the loan.
Most of the debt securities for the GPU purchases are due in the first and second quarters, Musk said. This financing is not a significant factor for the current quarter. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that SpaceX was negotiating with banks and asset managers for the acquisition of $40 billion in GPUs from US company Nvidia.
The financing underscores the immense capital requirements of the AI boom, as technology companies compete to secure advanced processors and build the computing infrastructure needed for AI development. In the third quarter, SpaceX's revenue increased by 161 percent year-over-year to $14.58 billion. This provided the clearest evidence yet that SpaceX's massive AI investments are translating into rising revenues, even as expenditures for computing infrastructure remain substantial and nearly tripled to $19.6 billion in the past fiscal quarter.
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