Zuck's AI Strategy

Extracted Attributes

• Goal

  Pursuit of 'superintelligence'

• Investment

  $14 billion in Scale AI

• Key Initiative

  Building a 1 GW super cluster (Prometheus)

• Strategic Approach

  Deep vertical integration in AI

• Key Personnel (Internal)

  Andrew Bosworth (CTO)

• Key Personnel (Hired/Targeted)

  Alexandr Wang (ex-CEO of Scale AI)

Timeline

• OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot, intensifying the tech industry's race to build powerful AI. (Source: web_search_results)

  2022-XX-XX

• Meta announced the creation of a new AI lab to pursue 'superintelligence'. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-06-10

• The New York Times published an article detailing Mark Zuckerberg's amplified efforts in the AI race, titled 'In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Mark Zuckerberg Amps Up the A.I. Race'. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-06-27

• Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), led by recent hires including Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman, to house foundation models and AI research projects. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-06-30

• Mark Zuckerberg stated that Meta is building a 5GW AI data center, named Hyperion, which will cover a footprint large enough for most of Manhattan. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-07-14

• Meta plans to bring a 1 GW super cluster, named Prometheus, online. (Source: web_search_results)

  2026-XX-XX

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. Zuckerberg has been the subject of multiple lawsuits regarding the creation and ownership of the website as well as issues such as user privacy. Born in White Plains, New York, Zuckerberg briefly attended Harvard College, where he launched Facebook in February 2004 with his roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Zuckerberg took the company public in May 2012 with majority shares. He became the world's youngest self-made billionaire in 2008, at age 23, and has consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest individuals. According to Forbes, Zuckerberg's estimated net worth stood at US$221.2 billion as of May 2025, making him the second-richest individual in the world. Zuckerberg has used his funds to organize multiple large donations, including the establishment of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. A film depicting Zuckerberg's early career, legal troubles and initial success with Facebook, The Social Network, was released in 2010 and won multiple Academy Awards. His prominence and fast rise in the technology industry has prompted political and legal attention.

Web Search Results

• In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Mark Zuckerberg Amps Up the A.I. ...

  Mr. Zuckerberg knew Meta was falling behind in A.I., people close to him said, which was unacceptable. He began strategizing in a WhatsApp group with top executives, including Chris Cox, Meta’s head of product, and Andrew Bosworth, the chief technology officer, about what to do. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT [...] Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Mark Zuckerberg Amps Up the A.I. Race ======================================================================= Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.” Listen to this article · 10:19 minLearn more Share full article 154 [...] A version of this article appears in print on June 28, 2025, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Zuckerberg Revs Up in the A.I. Race. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe See more on: Facebook Inc., Anthropic AI LLC, Alphabet Inc., OpenAI, Mark Zuckerberg Read 154 Comments Share full article 154 Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Site Index ---------- Site Information Navigation ---------------------------

• Mark Zuckerberg creating Meta Superintelligence Labs. Read the ...

  Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that he’s creating Meta Superintelligence Labs, which will be led by some of his company’s most recent hires, including Scale AI ex-CEO Alexandr Wang and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. Zuckerberg said the new AI superintelligence unit, MSL, will house the company’s various teams working on foundation models such as the open-source Llama software, products and Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research projects, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. [...] Mark Zuckerberg announced the creation of Meta Superintelligence Labs, which will be run by some of his company’s most recent hires. The new AI superintelligence project, led by execs including Scale AI ex-CEO Alexandr Wang and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, will house various teams working on foundation models. Zuckerberg has been on an AI hiring blitz as he faces fierce competition from rivals such as OpenAI and Google. In this article META [...] Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Image 3: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant's leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant’s leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images

• Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue 'Superintelligence'

  Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, has invested billions of dollars into turning his company into an A.I. powerhouse. Since OpenAI released the ChatGPT chatbot in 2022, the tech industry has raced to build increasingly powerful A.I. Mr. Zuckerberg has pushed his company to incorporate A.I. across its products, including in its smart glasses and a recently released app, Meta AI. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

• Meta's buy-and-build AI merger lacks synergy | Reuters

  - Mark Zuckerberg’s latest merger will be incredibly hard to engineer successfully. The Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab boss is trying to combine buying and building to turbocharge his ambitions in artificial intelligence. Although he created the social media empire using both approaches independently, there also have been flops along the way. It helps explain the challenge, evident in the company’s valuation, of uniting the best parts of each growth strategy. [...] Advertisement · Scroll to continue Seeking an edge in AI makes sense given the technology’s promise, but it’s an expensive quest. Like Microsoft and other rivals, Zuckerberg is deploying vast sums of money to construct the data centers and all that goes with them to develop and operate large-language models processing massive volumes of information. Meta also has invested heavily in startups and splashed out to recruit engineers and researchers. [...] This checkered history makes Meta’s future in AI murky. Zuckerberg’s entire enterprise trades at 16 times its expected $109 billion in EBITDA for this year, per Visible Alpha, a discount to smaller peers Reddit and Pinterest.

• Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center

  Image 3: Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc. Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images AI of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. [...] Zuckerberg said Hyperion’s footprint will be large enough to cover most of Manhattan. He also noted that Meta plans to bring a 1 GW super cluster, called Prometheus, online in 2026, making it one of the first tech companies to do so. [...] Published Time: 2025-07-14T16:16:52+00:00 Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center | TechCrunch =============== Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center | TechCrunch =============== Skip to content Image 1TechCrunch Desktop LogoImage 2TechCrunch Mobile Logo Latest Startups Venture Apple Security AI Apps Events Podcasts Newsletters Search Submit Site Search Toggle Mega Menu Toggle ### Topics Latest AI Amazon Apps