Meta has announced the creation of a new top-level initiative, Meta Compute, aimed at massively scaling the company’s computing infrastructure to support its long-term artificial intelligence ambitions.
In a statement released by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company revealed plans to build tens of gigawatts of compute capacity this decade, with projections running into hundreds of gigawatts and beyond over time. Zuckerberg noted that how Meta engineers, invests in, and partners to build this infrastructure will serve as a critical strategic advantage for the company.
The Meta Compute initiative will be jointly led by Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross, each overseeing distinct but complementary responsibilities.
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Santosh Janardhan will continue to lead Meta’s technical architecture, including the software stack, silicon program, developer productivity, as well as the construction, operation, and networking of Meta’s global data center fleet.
Daniel Gross will head a newly established group responsible for long-term capacity strategy, supplier and industry partnerships, industry analysis, infrastructure planning, and business modeling to support Meta’s growing compute needs.
Both executives will work closely with Dina Powell McCormick, who recently joined Meta as President and Vice Chairman. Her role will focus on partnering with governments and sovereign entities to help build, deploy, invest in, and finance Meta’s expanding infrastructure footprint.
Zuckerberg said the initiative is central to Meta’s vision of scaling advanced AI systems globally, adding that Meta Compute will play a key role in delivering what he described as “personal superintelligence to billions of people around the world.”
