Inside Prometheus: Meta’s Journey to a Gigawatt-Scale Supercluster
With the recent release of the Muse family of foundational models, we want to take you inside the infrastructure that has made it all possible. The first phase of Prometheus, our g
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October 19, 2026
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In short: Inside Prometheus: Meta’s Journey to a Gigawatt-Scale Supercluster
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Inside Prometheus: Meta’s Journey to a Gigawatt-Scale Supercluster - Engineering at Meta Right now, in New Albany, Ohio, Meta is undertaking its most ambitious AI infrastructure project to date.
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Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
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