Meta sets up 'top-level' Compute initiative to make sure its AI data centers get all the power they need - Zuckerberg promises 'tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time'

Date:
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:20:00 +0000

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Meta has established a new internal organization to oversee the expansion of its computing infrastructure for advanced AI tools .

The new Meta Compute initiative operates at a top level within the company
and reports directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who says it plans to deploy tens of gigawatts this decade.

Over a longer timeframe, the company expects capacity to scale into the hundreds of gigawatts, far exceeding traditional data center growth patterns. Meta Compute

The timing of Meta Compute is notable, as the company spent roughly $72
billion on AI related efforts in 2025, yet the financial payoff remains unclear.

Meta has emphasized that these investments aim to deliver economic benefits
in the areas where data centers are built. This issue has grown more sensitive as communities question the impact of large facilities on electricity prices and water usage.

The new organization brings software, hardware, networking, and facilities planning under one umbrella. Meta has indicated that this structure is meant
to ensure hardware and software decisions stay aligned, which is needed as AI workloads place different demands on systems compared to earlier cloud services.

Meta Compute will be jointly led by Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross, with responsibilities split between execution and long range planning.

Janardhan continues to oversee deeply technical areas, including system architecture, in house silicon development, software layers, and the global data center fleet.

Gross will focus on defining future compute requirements, building supply chains capable of delivering hardware at multi gigawatt scale, and developing planning models that account for industry shifts and resource constraints.

Together, their remit reflects an attempt to treat power, land, equipment,
and networking as a single coordinated problem.

"Today we are establishing a new top level initiative called Meta Compute," Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Threads . "Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time. How we engineer, invest, and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage."

At the same time, Meta Compute separates long term capacity strategy from day to day data center operations, which continue under existing infrastructure teams. This division suggests Meta is trying to avoid reactive expansion
driven only by near term demand.

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