Meta In Talks For $200 Billion AI Data Center Project (reuters.com) 10
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Meta Platforms is in discussions to construct a new data center campus for its artificial intelligence projects, with potential costs exceeding $200 billion, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta executives have informed data center developers that the company is considering building the campus in states including Louisiana, Wyoming or Texas, with senior leaders having visited potential sites this month, the report said.
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Don’t worry. They kissed the ring so any losses can be socialized.
Who will use a new product from Meta? (Score:2)
So far, few people choose to use any of Meta products other than the ones forced to the size of their big 3 social media platform (Whatsapp, instagram, and Facebook). Otherwise, their reputation for horrible privacy concerns so far has kept people away from their new products (even their twitter clone, which is thrown in users faces with tricky attempts to sign up for an account).
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So far, few people choose to use any of Meta products other than the ones forced to the size of their big 3 social media platform (Whatsapp, instagram, and Facebook). Otherwise, their reputation for horrible privacy concerns so far has kept people away from their new products (even their twitter clone, which is thrown in users faces with tricky attempts to sign up for an account).
This isn't for any new products. This new datacenter is going to be used only to try to sort out how to make Zuckerberg more likable to the general public. He's spent a lot of time and effort trying to make that happen, but with enough AI behind it, he's almost certain to succeed this time!
I know all large numbers sound similar.. (Score:2)
but $200B is not a "normal big number". X.AI's "huge datacentres" being developed are single-digit billion dollars.
$200B is equivalent to $577 per American / $1569 per household. It's a LOT of money.
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The $200B is only a press release number to make el Bunko in Oval Oriface happy; he gets to crow about some new unrealistic whizzy. FOX, the State media organization, will repeat it and add several more layers of x bullshit. Then el Bunko will pick that up and claim, "well, people are saying x"). And the Maggots will rejoice.
politics (Score:1)
Single-point failure nobody will want to insure (Score:2)
A single (?) $200bn data center in Texas or Louisiana? Tornadoes, hurricanes (depending on precise location)? A single not so uncommon event can shred the whole operation, and because of this, nobody will want to insure this, either. Interesting, seems a bit dodgy. So Wyoming will be it, I suppose ... but I am applying common sense.