Meta set out how data centers support its AI work

Developer and creator Tom Shaw spoke with Santosh Janardhan, Meta's Head of Infrastructure, about Meta's approach to building infrastructure to support future AI. Janardhan explained why Meta is more than a software company. According to the company, he also explained how AI differs from other technology.

The conversation covered how Meta powers its AI infrastructure and what a gigawatt, a large unit of electrical power, means for that work. It also addressed how Meta decides which chips, the processors used in its computers, go into its data centers. The discussion further covered why Meta is focused on AI and the benefits of building its own data centers, the facilities that house those computers.

Janardhan explained why data centers are essential for building AI and how AI differs from other technology. For investors, that link matters because the physical facilities set limits on what software can do. According to the company, owning those facilities can bring benefits, which was part of the discussion.

Meta described itself as more than a software company, pointing to the infrastructure behind its services. Separately, Meta said it had put additional measures in place to strengthen efforts to combat child sexual exploitation on its platforms. According to the company, the post on those measures appeared in the company's newsroom.

The topics raised in the interview point to what remained relevant for followers of the company. Those included chip selection for data centers, how energy needs are met, and why the focus on AI continued. On safety, attention stayed on how the stated measures worked in practice across Meta's platforms.