Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new initiative aimed at bolstering Meta's burgeoning data center operations, as the company ramps up its ambitions in the realm of artificial intelligence. Dubbed "Meta Compute," this strategic endeavor is slated to play a pivotal role in the tech giant's plans for infrastructure expansion and investment.
The Meta CEO revealed that the firm aims to develop tens of gigawatts of computing capacity within this decade alone, with an even more ambitious goal of generating hundreds of gigawatts over time. Zuckerberg emphasized the importance of crafting a robust strategy to engineer, invest, and partner in the creation of this infrastructure, as it is expected to become a key competitive advantage for Meta.
Key appointments have been made in support of the "Meta Compute" initiative. Global engineering head Santosh Janardhan will spearhead the top-level effort, while Daniel Gross, former CEO of Safe Superintelligence, has been tasked with leading a new team responsible for long-term capacity planning, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, and business modeling.
Dina Powell McCormick, newly appointed president and vice chairman, is expected to focus on forging strategic partnerships with governments and sovereign entities to facilitate the development, deployment, investment, and financing of Meta's infrastructure projects. This initiative follows recent investments in AI "superintelligence" and agreements to acquire substantial amounts of nuclear power for powering data centers.
The company's long-term vision for AI infrastructure expenditure has been revised upwards, with an expected expenditure of $600 billion by 2028.
The Meta CEO revealed that the firm aims to develop tens of gigawatts of computing capacity within this decade alone, with an even more ambitious goal of generating hundreds of gigawatts over time. Zuckerberg emphasized the importance of crafting a robust strategy to engineer, invest, and partner in the creation of this infrastructure, as it is expected to become a key competitive advantage for Meta.
Key appointments have been made in support of the "Meta Compute" initiative. Global engineering head Santosh Janardhan will spearhead the top-level effort, while Daniel Gross, former CEO of Safe Superintelligence, has been tasked with leading a new team responsible for long-term capacity planning, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, and business modeling.
Dina Powell McCormick, newly appointed president and vice chairman, is expected to focus on forging strategic partnerships with governments and sovereign entities to facilitate the development, deployment, investment, and financing of Meta's infrastructure projects. This initiative follows recent investments in AI "superintelligence" and agreements to acquire substantial amounts of nuclear power for powering data centers.
The company's long-term vision for AI infrastructure expenditure has been revised upwards, with an expected expenditure of $600 billion by 2028.