Mark Zuckerberg is doing to AI datacentres what Elon Musk did to Tesla

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly constructing some of its new AI data centres inside tents. This move allows the social media giant to rapidly expand capacity at its existing data centre campuses. The strategy essentially mirrors an approach taken by Elon Musk’s Tesla in 2018. At that time, Tesla built a new Model 3 assembly line in just two weeks within a large tent outside its main factory. This quick setup significantly increased the car’s production, with the tented area reportedly contributing to 20% of all Model 3s produced that week.

According to a report by Business Insider, a company spokesperson, while confirming the news, has emphasised that the entire “supercluster” facility isn’t solely tent-based.