tech
January 12, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is launching its own AI infrastructure initiative
Meta is ramping up its efforts to build out its AI capacity.
TL;DR
- Meta announced Meta Compute to bolster its AI infrastructure.
- The company plans to build tens of gigawatts of energy capacity this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts over time.
- Santosh Janardhan will lead technical architecture, software stack, silicon program, developer productivity, and global datacenter fleet and network.
- Daniel Gross will lead a new group focused on long-term capacity strategy, supplier partnerships, industry analysis, planning, and business modeling.
- Dina Powell McCormick will work with governments on building, deploying, investing in, and financing Meta's infrastructure.
- This move aligns with industry trends, as competitors like Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet are also investing heavily in AI infrastructure.