Meta is reportedly utilizing precise tents to construct knowledge facilities

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 knowledge heart referred to as Hyperion.

The urgency is palpable. As SemiAnalysis reported final week and Enterprise Insider famous, Meta is so keen to spice up its computing energy that it’s actually erecting tents for short-term knowledge heart capability whereas its amenities are nonetheless beneath building.

These are all indicators that Meta desires to construct up its AI capability sooner after falling behind rivals 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 constructions, 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 heart, Meta spokesperson Ashley Gabriel tells TechCrunch that will probably be situated in Louisiana and can doubtless have a capability of two gigawatts by 2030.