Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has announced that the company is considering renting out its data center processing capabilities to external businesses. He noted that external companies are offering high prices, making it potentially more advantageous for Meta to rent out its resources rather than use them directly.
On July 9, Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg stated, "The prices being offered for using Meta's computing resources are very high," adding, "There may be cases where it makes sense for us to rent them out instead of using them ourselves."
However, he clarified that Meta does not currently have excess processing capacity. All of its data centers are being utilized for developing and operating its own AI models, and the company intends to prioritize internal use for the time being.
Meta is exploring options to either rent out its data center processing capabilities to external companies or allow other businesses and developers to access its AI models for a fee.
Zuckerberg expressed interest in SpaceX's recent example of renting data centers to companies like Anthropic at high prices. He mentioned, "Meta is also receiving similar proposals, and we will look into whether this can lead to actual business opportunities."
On the same day, Meta announced plans to offer its latest AI coding model, 'Muse Spark 1.1,' for paid external use, marking the company's first instance of generating revenue from its own AI models.
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