Following his recent announcement that Dina Powell McCormick, previously a board member at Meta, is taking on the roles of president and vice chairman, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed specifics about her responsibilities. She will focus on supervising the company's extensive infrastructure spending through a fresh program named Meta Compute.
In a recent statement, Zuckerberg noted, "Meta intends to construct tens of gigawatts within this decade, potentially reaching hundreds of gigawatts in the longer term." He added, "The methods we use for engineering, funding, and collaborating on this infrastructure could emerge as a major competitive edge."
Zuckerberg indicated that Santosh Janardhan, Meta's global engineering chief, will direct the primary effort, while Daniel Gross, a new recruit and ex-CEO of Safe Superintelligence, will head a team handling extended capacity planning, vendor relationships, sector evaluations, forecasting, and economic projections. McCormick's duties are anticipated to include collaborating with governments and nations on constructing, implementing, funding, and supporting Meta's infrastructure projects.
To advance its goals in developing AI superintelligence, Meta continues to pour resources into infrastructure. Recently, the firm secured three deals for substantial nuclear energy supplies to energize its data facilities. Earlier, Zuckerberg projected that Meta would allocate $600 billion toward AI infrastructure and employment by 2028.