Meta Platforms Inc. has launched Meta Compute, an initiative to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to an announcement by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday. The company projects to build “tens of gigawatts this decade” and “hundreds of gigawatts or more over time” of electrical power capacity, Zuckerberg said.
Meta CFO Susan Li previously stated in an earnings call last summer that developing leading AI infrastructure would be a core advantage for AI models and product experiences. A gigawatt measures electrical power equivalent to 1 billion watts.
Zuckerberg named three executives to spearhead the project. Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s head of global infrastructure, will lead efforts on technical architecture, software stack, silicon programs, developer productivity, and the building and operation of the data center fleet and network. Janardhan joined Meta in 2009.
Daniel Gross, who joined Meta last year and co-founded Safe Superintelligence, will lead a new group responsible for long-term capacity strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning, and business modeling.
Dina Powell McCormick, Meta’s president and vice chairman, will work with governments on building, deploying, investing in, and financing Meta’s infrastructure. Powell McCormick is a former government official.
Meta’s capital expenditure projections last year indicated plans for significant investment in AI capacity. Other technology companies have also pursued AI infrastructure expansion; Microsoft has partnered with AI infrastructure providers, and Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, acquired data center firm Intersect in December.
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