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Meta’s New President Dina Powell McCormick Calls AI a 'Group Sport' in Davos

Her appointment signals a pivot to dealmaking to secure compute, energy, workforce capacity.

Overview

  • Eight days into the role, Powell McCormick used an Axios House Davos interview to argue AI’s progress requires cooperation among tech rivals, governments and energy providers.
  • She urged competitors to align on shared core values that include safety standards, energy use and smart regulation to keep humanity at the center of deployment.
  • She highlighted a Pittsburgh summit she co‑hosted where participants, including BlackRock’s Larry Fink, agreed the next phase of computing will require about 500,000 electricians in the U.S.
  • Forbes reports Meta is shifting its AI push from research labs to the negotiating table to scale compute and infrastructure, elevating a seasoned dealmaker with no formal tech or AI background.
  • Mark Zuckerberg said her finance expertise and global relationships make her uniquely suited to guide Meta’s next phase of growth as president and vice chair.