A rendering of the planned Meta AI data center in El Paso, Texas

Setting up camp: tents and deployment speed Perhaps Meta’ s most striking departure from convention involves its use of temporary tent structures to house AI computing equipment while permanent facilities are under construction.

The company dubs them“ rapid deployment structures”. These tents are long rectangular buildings made of puncture-resistant and waterproof fabric supported by aluminium substructures.

The tent approach was deployed at Meta’ s Prometheus facility in New Albany, Ohio, which is expected