AI for American-Produced Cement and Concrete (engineering.fb.com) AI

Meta says it is expanding its use of AI to help U.S. concrete producers design mixes that meet performance targets while using more domestically made cement and materials. The company is releasing BOxCrete, an open-source Bayesian optimization model, along with foundational datasets, and describes pilots with partners like Amrize and academic researchers. Meta also reports an AI-optimized mix used in a data center foundation reached full strength 43% faster and reduced cracking risk by about 10% compared with an earlier formula, and that its earlier concrete optimization framework has been adopted in commercial software used for daily quality control workflows.