From Metaverse to Machine Learning, Inside Meta’s $72 Billion AI Gamble
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In brief Meta is pouring billions into AI, aiming to build “personal superintelligence” for users. The company launched Superintelligence Labs and is racing to train massive next-gen AI models. So far, AI mostly powers ads and engagement, raising questions about Meta’s real endgame. Meta is investing billions in AI infrastructure and intensifying efforts to recruit talent from rivals as it accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. But for all the talk of “superintelligence,” the company’s latest pivot raises questions of whether this is a genuine push for innovation or another high-stakes gamble. Meta’s plan is sweeping and expensive. In the second quarter of 2025 alone, the tech giant poured $17 billion into infrastructure, where CFO Susan Li said 2025’s total capital expenditure could hit $72 billion. With even more to come in 2026, a large portion will go towards building Prometheus and Hyperion, named after Titans from Greek Mythology. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg devoted most of Meta’s Q2 earnings call on Wednesday to AI. “A lot has been written about the economic and scientific advances that superintelligence can bring. I am extremely optimistic about this,” Zuckerberg said during the call, but argued its greater impact could be in helping people lead more meaningful lives. Meta launched a new division—Meta Superintelligence Labs—in June, acquiring AI companies and poaching AI talent from rivals like OpenAI and Google. “I’ve spent a lot of time building this team this quarter,” Zuckerberg said. “The people who are joining us are going to have access to unparalleled compute as we build out several multi-GW clusters.” The Meta Superintelligence Labs hires read like a who’s who of the AI industry, with names including Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, former Github CEO Nat Friedman, and former OpenAI researcher Shengjia Zhao filling the ranks. The team is working…
