Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building the world’s fastest AI supercomputer

Mark Zuckerberg intends his AI Research SuperCluster, which is expected to be finished in the summer, to be the fastest computer in the world. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP

Mark Zuckerberg has announced his social media empire is building what he claims is the world’s fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of plans to build a virtual metaverse.

The Facebook founder said in a blogpost that the metaverse, a concept that blends the physical and digital world via virtual and augmented reality, will require “enormous” computing power. The AI supercomputer, dubbed AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) by Zuckerberg’s Meta business, is already the fifth fastest in the world, the company said.