According to Meta Platforms’ CEO Mark Zuckerberg the company will spend up to $65 billion this year to improve its artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Meta’s aggressive AI move places it at the forefront of competition with OpenAI and Google to become a leader in the AI revolution.
Metro will dedicate $65 billion to build its AI framework and wants to add a large workforce of AI professionals and build a data center at least 2-gigawatt in size which spans equivalent to a major portion of Manhattan. The company has set two milestones for 2025 which include deploying 1 GW of computational power and having installed more than 1.3 million Nvidia graphics processors by year’s end.
According to Zuckerberg’s Facebook post “this year will prove decisive for AI.” The effort covers a massive scale that will steer both core products and business operations throughout the next several years.
OpenAI’s ground-breaking success with ChatGPT has driven big tech companies to invest massive amounts in AI infrastructure development. The recent $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure venture backed by OpenAI alongside SoftBank and Oracle gained announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Development of advanced infrastructure alongside recruitment of AI experts allows Meta to establish leadership in technological advancement while improving core products through AI capabilities in a fast-developing industry.
