Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the Meta Compute initiative to oversee the company's massive infrastructure investments for AI projects. Newly appointed president and vice chairman Dina Powell McCormick will play a central role in this effort. The move supports Meta's ambitions in building AI superintelligence through extensive data center expansions.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently announced the launch of the Meta Compute initiative, aimed at managing the company's expansive infrastructure needs for its data centers and AI developments. This comes shortly after he confirmed that former board member Dina Powell McCormick would join Meta as president and vice chairman.
Under the initiative, McCormick will focus on partnering with governments and sovereign entities to build, deploy, invest in, and finance Meta's infrastructure projects. Zuckerberg emphasized the scale of these plans, stating, "Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time." He added, "How we engineer, invest, and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage."
Leading the top-level effort is Meta's head of global engineering, Santosh Janardhan. Additionally, Daniel Gross, a recent hire and former CEO of Safe Superintelligence, will head a new group handling long-term capacity strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning, and business modeling.
This initiative aligns with Meta's heavy investments in AI infrastructure to achieve superintelligence goals. The company has already secured three agreements for substantial nuclear power supplies to energize its data centers. Zuckerberg has projected that Meta will invest $600 billion in AI infrastructure and jobs by 2028, underscoring the commitment to scaling operations amid growing computational demands.
