Meta recently announced plans to invest $6000 billion in U.S. infrastructure and jobs by 2028. While the announcement lacked specific details and was filled with the typical self-congratulatory language of a large tech company, it's clear that the vast majority of the funds will be used to build AI data centers.
Meta in itsBlog articleThe text states: "At Meta, we are focused on creating the next generation of AI products and building personal superintelligence for everyone. Data centers are crucial to achieving these goals and helping the United States maintain its technological leadership."
Confirming the amount involved in the White House "hot microphone" incident in September.
If the combination of "Meta" and "$600 billion" sounds familiar, it's because that's the figure that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg presented at a large tech CEO dinner at the White House this September.
However, what's even more impressive is that a conversation between Mark Zuckerberg and US President Trump was accidentally captured by a hot-mic microphone. Mark Zuckerberg told the president, "Sorry, I wasn't ready," and then added, "I wasn't sure what number you wanted to go with."
Meta's official announcement today confirms that the previously mentioned $6000 billion figure is the official amount they ultimately decided to use.
Aiming at "super intelligence", connecting AI glasses
To support this massive investment announcement, Meta also presented some data: since 2010, its data centers have provided more than 30000 technical jobs and 5000 operational jobs, and are currently generating more than $200 billion in business for U.S. contractors.
The term "superintelligence," mentioned again in the statement, previously appeared in Mark Zuckerberg's announcement of data center investments in July of this year. At that time, Mark Zuckerberg stated that Meta's AI glasses would be a core part of this future vision, and that anyone who does not wear AI glasses in the future may ultimately suffer from a "pretty significant cognitive disadvantage."
However, this concept has also sparked discussion among tech leaders such as Steve Wozniak and Geoffrey Hinton.ConcernThey had called for a ban on the development of superintelligence until AI is proven safe and controllable.
