Meta will run AI in WhatsApp through NVIDIA's 'confidential computing'

Source: Engadget

Deal Overview

Meta announced a long‑term partnership with NVIDIA to purchase millions of Blackwell and Rubin GPUs. The agreement includes deploying NVIDIA’s Confidential Computing technology for WhatsApp, enabling AI‑powered features while preserving user data confidentiality and integrity.

Confidential Computing for WhatsApp

• Data protection: Confidential Computing secures data during computation, not just in transit, allowing AI to run inside the app without exposing user information.
• Intellectual property: The technology also helps software creators—including Meta and third‑party AI agents—protect their IP, as noted in NVIDIA’s blog.

Hardware Deployments

• Grace CPUs: Meta will be the first to use NVIDIA’s Grace CPUs in a standalone configuration (separate from GPUs) to run inference and agentic workloads.
• Spectrum‑X Ethernet switches: These will be incorporated into Meta’s infrastructure alongside the GPUs and CPUs.

Financial Context

• Earlier this year, Meta disclosed plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI by 2026.
• Analysts estimate that the NVIDIA portion of this investment could reach tens of billions of dollars.
• Meta aims to build up to 30 data centers (including 26 in the United States) by 2028 as part of a broader $600 billion commitment.

This article originally appeared on Engadget: Meta will run AI in WhatsApp through NVIDIA’s confidential computing.