AI’s next ground: the web, the chip plant and the Moon

Agents change who uses the internet, memory chips set the pace, and a rover will carry language models to the Moon.

Until recently, websites could sort their visitors into two kinds: people and bots ^[1]. AI agents that act on people’s behalf blur that line, and making the internet easier for them to use may make it worse for everyone else, MIT Technology Review argues ^[1].

The hardware behind these systems is in high demand. AI models run on powerful processors known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialised memory chips ^[2]. To meet the demand for that memory, Samsung is building a large new semiconductor complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, where three plants already run around the clock ^[2].

AI is also heading off the planet. A computer able to run AI software is among the payloads of Astrolab’s 480-kilogram FLIP rover, due to travel to the Moon as early as November 2026; it would be the first time large language models run there ^[3].

Sources

1. Making the internet better for AI agents might make it worse for everyone elseMIT Technology Review · technologyreview.com
2. A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hubMIT Technology Review · technologyreview.com
3. Astrolab’s upcoming rover will run the first LLMs on the moonMIT Technology Review · technologyreview.com