Zuckerberg bets big on AI with first gigawatt superclusters plan

Meta Platforms, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is making a significant investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure by planning to build some of the world’s largest AI superclusters. The company announced that its first supercluster, Prometheus, will launch in 2026, with additional multi-gigawatt clusters like Hyperion—designed to scale up to five gigawatts of compute capacity—also in development. These superclusters aim to handle massive AI model training workloads, helping Meta compete with rivals such as OpenAI and Google in areas like generative AI, computer vision, and robotics. According to industry reports, Meta is on track to be the first AI lab to deploy a supercluster exceeding one gigawatt, marking a major escalation in the AI arms race. Alongside infrastructure expansion, Meta is aggressively investing in AI talent and research. The company recently launched Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and ex-GitHub chief Nat Friedman, consolidating top AI