Meta Platforms is investing over $1 billion to build a data center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to support artificial intelligence computing, marking the company's latest investment in critical infrastructure amid the rapidly advancing AI race.
The 700,000-square-foot data center will be located in Beaver Dam, which is situated north of Madison and Milwaukee. Meta stated in a release on Wednesday that the project is expected to be operational by 2027 and will provide approximately 100 full-time jobs.
Meta announced it will collaborate with local utility company Alliant Energy and invest $200 million in energy infrastructure to support the data center, including construction for transmission lines and network upgrades.
Media reports earlier this April indicated that Meta planned to build a data center in Wisconsin.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to make significant investments in AI infrastructure and has repeatedly emphasized to investors that he believes &#34;it's better to spend more on AI than to spend less.&#34;
Zuckerberg and other executives stated that the company plans to invest $600 billion in the U.S. by 2028, with most of the funds allocated for chips, data centers, and other hardware. Currently, Meta is constructing gigawatt-scale data centers in several states, including Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana.
Meta executives described this strategy as front-loading computing capacity to prepare for the company's goal of achieving &#34;superintelligence&#34;—enabling AI to reach or exceed human levels in many tasks

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Meta, owned by Mark Zuckerberg, has committed to spending over $1 billion to build a data center in Wisconsin, USA. Meta stated in a release on Wednesday that the project is expected to be operational by 2027 and will provide approximately 100 full-time jobs

- Meta Platforms is investing over $1 billion to build an AI-supporting data center in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, covering 700,000 square feet.  
- The project, expected to be operational by 2027, will create approximately 100 full-time jobs and involves a $200 million investment in energy infrastructure with Alliant Energy.  
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed to a $600 billion investment in AI infrastructure by 2028, emphasizing the importance of substantial funding for achieving superintelligence capabilities.

Meta has committed to spending over $1 billion to build a data center in Wisconsin, USA