Selling server infrastructure would put Meta in competition with Amazon and Google.
Meta could create its own cloud business to use the infrastructure investments it has made to train and run AI models, Bloomberg reports. The social media provider has traditionally paid for risky bets on smart glasses and virtual reality with the money it makes from its extensive online advertising business. The sale of cloud infrastructure would put Meta in direct competition with Amazon, Google and new cloud provider SpaceX.
According to the report, the cloud business could offer several services, such as selling access to AI models running on Meta’s infrastructure or renting computing power in its data centers to other companies looking to train AI. Offering something similar to Amazon Web Services could help recoup some of what Meta has already spent on its new bet. As part of its AI plans, the company has committed to investing $600 billion in the United States by 2028. Meta has also already made several expensive hires to build its AI superintelligence team.
Meta Compute, the data center and AI initiative created by Meta in January, is currently expanding the new cloud business, according to Bloomberg. Woozad reached out to Meta for more information on its data center plans. We will update this article if we receive a response.
At least so far, Meta has made access to its Muse Spark AI model free for anyone using apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, or the standalone Meta AI app. Paying a subscription simply unlocks higher limits for generating images and accessing more advanced reasoning. The company’s new AI model will be integrated into wearable devices, starting with the recently announced Meta Glasses, and like Google, Meta is also working on AI agents that can handle personal and professional tasks on a user’s behalf.
