Meta to Invest $600 Billion in AI and Data Center Expansion
On Friday, Meta Platforms said they will invest $600 billion in U.S. infrastructure and jobs over the next three years, including ai data centers, as the social media giant races to build infrastructure to power its AI ambitions.
Meta has increased its efforts and attention on artificial intelligence, setting its sights on achieving superintelligence — a stage where machines surpass human intellect.
The company has committed hundreds of billions of dollars to constructing multiple large-scale AI data centers and plans even high spending to meet growing computational demands.
During a White House dinner in September, CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed U.S. President Donald Trump that Meta wants to invest “at least $600 billion” in the United States over next several years.
On a recent earnings call, Zuckerberg explained that Meta is “aggressively front-loading capacity” to be ready for the most optimistic AI development scenarios.
The company anticipates “notably higher” capital expenditures next year, primarily due to its AI investments and the rapid expansion of data centers.
Just last month, Meta finalized a $27 billion financing agreement with Blue Owl Capital to support its Louisiana data center — the company’s largest global project to date.
In October, Meta also announced a $1.5 billion investment in a new Texas data center, marking its 29th such facility worldwide.
