Meta’s effort to build capacity for its AI business has taken a step forward with the creation of a new initiative, Meta Compute.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces “top-tier” unit facebook post on Monday, and said he would take over responsibility for the planning and operation of the company’s fleet of data centers.
“Meta plans to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time,” Zuckerberg said in the post. “How we engineer, invest and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage.”
Meta posted notice of its intention to make a big move in this area during its second-quarter earnings call last year, when it unveiled large scale expenditure plan Zuckerberg is exploring what he calls “personal superintelligence,” or the idea that AI can surpass human performance in most cognitive tasks. The company committed a whopping $72 billion to AI infrastructure in its 2025 fiscal year alone.
Zuckerberg tapped Santosh JanardanHead of global infrastructure and co-head of engineering, Daniel Gross, will work closely with former CEO of safe superintendence And was hired by META last summer. Both bring a level of seniority that underlines the importance of the project to the company.
According to Zuckerberg’s post, Janardhan will focus on Meta’s “technology architecture, software stack, silicon programs, developer productivity, and building and operating our global data center fleet and network.” Gross’s goals will be “long-term capability strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning and business modeling,” Zuckerberg said.
They will be joined by Dina Powell McCormick, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, who joined Meta this week as president and vice president and will be tasked with “partnering with governments and sovereigns.” This is likely to play a significant role in terms of increasing investment and securing approvals, especially given the huge energy consumption required for this initiative.
Meta currently has a fleet of 30 data centers globally, most of them in the US, and last week made a deal With three nuclear power companies – Vistra, TerraPower and Oklo – to provide power for some of its facilities, highlighting the growing demand for energy.
Although the company llama 4 The AI model has received a generally lukewarm response so far, with the perception being that meta compute could help the company gain an edge over its competitors. as CFO Susan Lee Mortgage Last year, “We … expect that the development of leading AI infrastructure will be a core benefit in developing the best AI models and product experiences, so we expect to significantly increase our investment in 2026 to support that work.”
