Latest from AIforE

Updates, research notes, and press from the AI for Ecology team.

The Thermodynamic Realities of Space-Based AI Data Centers Space Compute Energy Consumption Hardware Architecture

An empirical analysis evaluating space-based AI data centers. We compare continuous solar collection efficiency against vacuum thermal dissipation bottlenecks, launch embodied carbon, and edge inference latency.

Stu SutherlandAugust 25, 2026

AI can help us think through our emotional fog of environmental consequences

Modern ecology suffers from emotional, short-sighted interventions. Humans act on narratives, optics, and immediate panic. AI provides the ultimate logical analysis that simulates environmental cases for decisions of long-term consequences

Eli Finkelstein MD PhDAugust 25, 2026