Zuckerberg: In the AI era, electricians and carpenters are in short supply; Meta can’t even find enough people to build data centers · AuraTracer

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that in the era of artificial intelligence, the most scarce jobs are those of electricians and carpenters. Since Meta is building a large number of data centers to support its AI business, it is difficult to recruit even ordinary workers.

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凤凤凰网·科技 zh 2026-09-03 08:00

Zuckerberg: The most lacking in the AI era are electricians and carpenters; Meta can't even hire enough people to build its data centers

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said that in the AI era, what is most in short supply are electricians and carpenters. Due to the huge demand for building data centers, Meta currently faces a serious shortage of talent, and even recruiting staff is difficult.