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Meta has announced its "Meta Compute" initiative to build artificial intelligence infrastructure and oversee the social media company's global fleet of data centers and supplier partnerships in its pursuit of superintelligence.
Now, the tech giant appears to be making good on that promise. On Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Meta Compute, a new initiative designed to bolster the tech giant’s AI infrastructure. Zuckerberg said the company intended to drastically expand its energy footprint in the coming years.
Meta has set up a new division to manage its growing AI data center ambitions, dubbed Meta Compute. "Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. The effort will be co-led by Meta's head of global infrastructure Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross.
Meta has formed a new initiative called “Meta Compute” to oversee the planning, deployment, and operations of its growing fleet of AI datacenters.
Meta has been investing heavily in infrastructure to fuel its AI "superintelligence" ambitions. The company also recently announced three agreements to buy massive amounts of nuclear power to help power its data centers. Zuckerberg has previously said he expects Meta to spend $600 billion on AI infrastructure and jobs by 2028.
The layoffs are set to be announced this week and would affect Meta’s work on the metaverse, as the company spends heavily on building artificial intelligence.
Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new infrastructure division called Meta Compute that will be tasked with overseeing its aggressive data center buildout for artificial intelligence.
Dina Powell McCormick becomes President and Vice Chairman of Meta, bringing her finance and international relations expertise.
Meta announced Friday it’s funding an expansion of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station as the tech giant hoovers up energy for its “superintelligence” initiative. The deal caps a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the Vistra-owned plant in Shippingport,
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