Despite the huge infrastructure spend,* Meta is at risk of being left behind by the two hyperscalers that seem to know what they want from AI, Google and Amazon.
In effect, unless Zuckerberg gets it together, he risks the Metaverse fiasco all over again.
From People Magazine, June 9:
"At Meta, we see this as an incredible opportunity for these American heroes to power America's future," the tech giant said
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- Meta announced the launch of America's Workforce Academy, a free program that trains workers to construct AI data centers
- Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana and Texas will serve as this year's pilot locations
- The initiative comes as development of data centers is rapidly expanding across the country
Amid the controversy surrounding AI data centers, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is now looking to train future workers to build them under a new initiative that ultimately promises jobs.
Amid the controversy surrounding AI data centers, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is now looking to train future workers to build them under a new initiative that ultimately promises jobs.
Partnering with the National Urban League, the Associated Builders and Contractors, CBRE and others, the tech giant announced the launch of America's Workforce Academy on Monday, June 8.
About $115 million has been invested in the program's first year with Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana and Texas as the 2026 pilot locations, Meta said.
“The United States labor market needs hundreds of thousands of fiber technicians, welders, plumbers, electricians and other skilled trade workers,” the company said. “At Meta, we see this as an incredible opportunity for these American heroes to power America's future.”
Meta said that America's Workforce Academy program is free and open to “qualified veterans, recent graduates, career changers and other new entrants to the trades from all 50 states,” adding that no prior experience is required.
The company said that it is funding all costs associated with the program, “with its operating partner administering the program to provide candidates with tuition, airfare, lodging, and a daily stipend during training.”
The program lasts five weeks, and a Meta data center construction job is guaranteed upon completion, Meta said, The Wall Street Journal reported....
Meta’s $200 billion Hyperion data centre in Louisiana is the most expensive private infrastructure project in American history
