Meta to spend hundreds of billions to build AI data centres

Company to invest heavily in infrastructure to accelerate AI technologies

Meta has announced plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in building artificial intelligence (AI) data centres worldwide. The company aims to accelerate the development and deployment of AI technologies, focusing on the metaverse and other AI-driven experiences.

The investment includes funds for state-of-the-art data centres and AI supercomputers. These systems will be equipped with advanced hardware and software to support training large AI models and providing immersive experiences for Meta platforms, such as Meta VR headsets and smart glasses.

The company stated that the data centres will be strategically located to reduce latency and improve the performance of its AI applications and metaverse experiences.

With this move, Meta positions itself as a major player in the AI race and prepares for the technological advancements required for the metaverse.