Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new initiative dubbed "Meta Compute", aimed at bolstering the company's vast infrastructure investments in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). As part of this broader strategy, Dina Powell McCormick, the newly appointed president and vice chairman, will oversee Meta's sprawling data center expansion plans.
In essence, Meta is gearing up to construct tens of gigawatts worth of infrastructure over the next decade, with ambitions to exceed hundreds of gigawatts in the long run. This massive undertaking promises to be a defining strategic advantage for the company.
According to Zuckerberg, Meta's global engineering lead Santosh Janardhan will spearhead this top-level initiative, while Daniel Gross, the recent hire and former Safe Superintelligence CEO, will helm a new team focused on long-term capacity strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning, and business modeling. This fresh team is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping Meta's AI-driven ambitions.
McCormick, as president and vice chairman, is poised to forge partnerships with governments and sovereigns to build, deploy, invest in, and finance Meta's infrastructure projects. Given the company's increasing focus on "superintelligence", these initiatives are likely to be instrumental in fuelling its AI aspirations.
Meta has already made significant investments in infrastructure to support its AI ambitions, including a recent push into nuclear power to fuel its data centers. With Zuckerberg estimating that the company will spend $600 billion on AI-related projects by 2028, Meta Compute represents a pivotal step forward in solidifying its position as a leader in the field of AI-driven innovation.
In essence, Meta is gearing up to construct tens of gigawatts worth of infrastructure over the next decade, with ambitions to exceed hundreds of gigawatts in the long run. This massive undertaking promises to be a defining strategic advantage for the company.
According to Zuckerberg, Meta's global engineering lead Santosh Janardhan will spearhead this top-level initiative, while Daniel Gross, the recent hire and former Safe Superintelligence CEO, will helm a new team focused on long-term capacity strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning, and business modeling. This fresh team is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping Meta's AI-driven ambitions.
McCormick, as president and vice chairman, is poised to forge partnerships with governments and sovereigns to build, deploy, invest in, and finance Meta's infrastructure projects. Given the company's increasing focus on "superintelligence", these initiatives are likely to be instrumental in fuelling its AI aspirations.
Meta has already made significant investments in infrastructure to support its AI ambitions, including a recent push into nuclear power to fuel its data centers. With Zuckerberg estimating that the company will spend $600 billion on AI-related projects by 2028, Meta Compute represents a pivotal step forward in solidifying its position as a leader in the field of AI-driven innovation.