Meta’s recent strategy involves rapidly enhancing its AI infrastructure by utilizing temporary tent structures for data centers. According to a report from SemiAnalysis, this innovative approach allows the company to deploy AI hardware much faster than constructing permanent buildings.

Business Insider reported that a Meta representative confirmed the existence of these tent-based facilities, although not all hardware is housed in such temporary shelters. “Cooling is a significant issue for these types of operations, so it’s likely these tents serve as supplementary spaces linked to larger facilities,” the spokesperson indicated.

“Inspired by xAI’s unprecedented time-to-market, Meta is adopting a data center design focused on speed.”

Translation: Meta is adopting a design for data centers that prioritizes speed, inspired by the rapid deployment seen in xAI’s work.

Zuckerberg has mentioned ambitious plans for upcoming large-scale AI clusters, including superclusters named “Prometheus” and “Hyperion,” which promise extensive power capacity and scalability over the coming years. This development emphasizes Meta’s aggressive expansion into AI capabilities amidst concerns about the environmental impact and infrastructure challenges posed by such rapid growth.