Musk Restarts Development of Tesla's Dojo Supercomputer

Elon Musk Announces Return of the Dojo Project

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is restarting work on Dojo3, the third generation of the supercomputer project. The Dojo team had been dismantled last year as the company focused on AI chips used in Tesla vehicles. Musk stated that the project is back "now that the AI5 chip design is in good shape."

Objective of the Dojo Project

The goal of the Dojo project is to process video recordings and other data collected from Tesla vehicles to train the neural network supporting the company's autonomous driving software. Last year, Musk stated that "it didn’t make sense to split Tesla's resources to scale two distinct AI chip designs." He also emphasized that Tesla will focus on developing the AI5 and AI6 chips, which will be efficient for both inference and reasonable training.

AI Chip in Focus

The mentioned AI chips are part of Tesla's effort to operate the FSD (Full Self-Driving) feature in vehicles but are not optimized for training. The AI6 chips will be produced by Samsung, following a $16 billion contract negotiated with Tesla.

Musk's Futuristic Vision

Musk often makes statements that raise questions. He also mentioned that Dojo3 will be a "space-based AI computer." Referring to futuristic ideas, Musk and other experts suggest that orbital data centers may be more efficient than ground-based facilities. The proposal suggests that solar power would be more accessible and that the cooler temperatures of space could reduce energy consumption.

Final Considerations

Despite the growing interest in space data centers, experts still have their doubts. The impact of Musk's initiative, if realized, could transform how data is managed in the future, but the actual feasibility of this technology remains an open question.