Shares of Meta Platforms (META +5.97%) climbed about 15% this past week after the social media and cloud computing colossus disclosed some exiting developments.
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Meta wants to make its own AI chips
Meta will launch a custom-designed artificial intelligence (AI) chip in September, according to a Reuters. The new chips are part of the cloud giant's plans to increase its computing capacity to 14 gigawatts (GW) in 2027 from a projected 7 GW in 2026.
For context, a single gigawatt can power roughly 750,000 homes.
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Meta's custom chips are intended to reduce its reliance on chipmakers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, which have enjoyed tremendous pricing power as demand for their products has outpaced supply.
By making more of its own chips, Meta should be able to reduce its infrastructure costs and alleviate supply constraints. To do so, Meta is reportedly partnering with Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Looking further ahead, Meta hopes to develop upgraded versions of its chips at an aggressive six-month cadence.
Entering the AI coding arena
Meta also debuted an upgraded version of its Muse Spark AI model on Thursday.
Muse Spark 1.1 was designed by Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) to excel at agentic AI and coding tasks. It's significantly faster than previous versions and can quickly orchestrate multi-agent systems. This means it's well suited to serve as the main agent and delegate work to subagents.
Additionally, Meta says that from a coding perspective, Muse Spark 1.1 is substantially better at diagnosing and fixing bugs.
Taken together, these developments helped to reassure investors that Meta remains at the cutting edge of the AI race.
