The $50 Billion Bet on Hyperion: A Cautionary Tale of Big Tech's Reach Meta's Hyperion supercluster is one of the largest AI infrastructure projects in the world, with a price tag that has quintupled from $10 billion to $50 billion in under two years.
However, the real cost of this behemoth is being borne by the town of Richland Parish in Louisiana.
The deal signed by Governor Jeff Landry offers tax exemptions for 20 years, effectively handing over millions to Meta without any strings attached.