Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents
6 hours ago
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- Meta built six 'rapid deployment structures' (tents) in Ohio to house data centers, cutting construction time in half.
- The tents, reminiscent of Tesla's temporary structures, are weatherproof and cover 125,000 square feet each, built quickly between April and June.
- These data centers are powered by 200 megawatts of modular gas turbines, a tactic similar to competitor xAI, and house AI chips worth billions.
- Meta's strategy aims to expedite AI model deployment amid delays in releasing APIs for its latest model, Muse Spark, and to reduce costs in its up to $145 billion data center spending plan.