AI Investment
SAN FRANCISCO: Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that the company is set to invest a staggering $60 billion in artificial intelligence by 2025, marking a pivotal step toward solidifying its leadership in the rapidly expanding AI sector.
“This will be a defining year for AI,” Zuckerberg shared in a post on his Facebook page, underscoring Meta’s ambitious plans to dominate the AI landscape.
According to Zuckerberg, the company envisions Meta AI becoming the world’s leading digital assistant, utilized by over a billion users. Additionally, Meta’s advanced AI model, Llama 4, is expected to spearhead the next generation of artificial intelligence technologies.
To support this vision, Meta is developing a specialized AI “engineer” designed to enhance its research and development through cutting-edge computer coding contributions.
The company also plans to construct a massive data center to power its AI initiatives. Zuckerberg revealed that Meta’s capital expenditures related to AI are expected to range between $60 billion and $65 billion this year alone.
“This is a massive effort,” Zuckerberg stated, emphasizing the transformative potential of AI to drive Meta’s core products and business. He also highlighted the role of this investment in fostering historic innovation and bolstering American technological leadership in the global arena.
Zuckerberg’s announcement comes amid significant developments in AI investment from other key players. Earlier this week, former U.S. President Donald Trump revealed plans for a groundbreaking $500 billion AI infrastructure project, spearheaded by Japanese tech giant SoftBank and OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT.
However, Elon Musk, a prominent ally of Trump and a leading figure in the tech world, expressed skepticism about the project. In a post on his social media platform X, Musk commented that the main investors “don’t actually have the money,” signaling an unusual divergence between Musk and Trump.
Meanwhile, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that his company is on track to invest approximately $80 billion this fiscal year to expand AI data centers, train models, and deploy cloud-based AI applications globally.
“The United States is poised to stand at the forefront of this new technology wave,” Smith remarked, advocating for strengthened international partnerships to maximize the country’s potential in AI innovation.
With Meta’s bold move and increasing competition among tech giants, 2025 is shaping up to be a transformative year for artificial intelligence.
