Meta to spend hundreds of billions on AI data centres, says Mark Zuckerberg

Meta’s AI Data Centre Investment

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will invest hundreds of billions in AI data centres, with the first, Prometheus, set to launch in Ohio by 2026. The project includes multiple multi-gigawatt clusters, like Hyperion in Louisiana, with substantial energy and water requirements, as the company aims to develop advanced “superintelligence” technology.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Meta’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company will spend a lot of money to build super big computer buildings in the US to help create really smart robots, with the first one opening in Ohio in 2026.

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