While Elon Musk has championed building artificial intelligence data centers in orbit, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son argues the real battle for AI supremacy will be fought on the ground. Son's rejection of space-based infrastructure highlights a fundamental strategic divide: should the tech industry invest in ambitious orbital projects or focus on Earth-bound resources? According to io9, the disagreement surfaces as SpaceX stock faces recent pressure.

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