Meta to invest hundreds of billions in superintelligence efforts
"We're also going to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into compute to build superintelligence," he said.
Superintelligence refers to a hypothetical AI system that is capable of outperforming the human brain.
Zuckerberg unveiled plans for massive data centres to support the effort.
One facility, called Prometheus, is expected to go online in 2026. Another, Hyperion, could eventually consume up to 5 gigawatts of power - enough to supply electricity to more than four million average US households, according to experts.
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