Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are in a rush to construct their superintelligence tech. The corporate has been poaching AI researchers, whereas CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced on Monday that Meta is constructing a 5-gigawatt data center called Hyperion.
The urgency is palpable. As SemiAnalysis reported final week and Enterprise Insider noted, Meta is so keen to spice up its computing energy that it’s actually erecting tents for non permanent knowledge middle capability whereas its services are nonetheless below building.
These are all indicators that Meta desires to construct up its AI capability quicker after falling behind opponents like OpenAI, xAI, and Google — and that Zuckerberg isn’t prepared to attend for typical building timelines to shut the hole.
“This design isn’t about magnificence or redundancy. It’s about getting compute on-line quick!” SemiAnalysis stated in its report. “From prefabricated energy and cooling modules to ultra-light buildings, pace is of the essence as there isn’t any backup era (ie, no diesel turbines in sight),” it added.
As for its Hyperion knowledge middle, Meta spokesperson Ashley Gabriel tells TechCrunch that it will likely be positioned in Louisiana and can seemingly have a capability of two gigawatts by 2030.