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Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.
Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts about Scale’s future.
Meta is making its first major minority investment in an outside company as it tries to catch up to a growing field of artificial intelligence rivals.
Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to co-found Scale and was quickly lauded as one of Silicon Valley's most promising entrepreneurs, raising funding from blue-chip venture capital firms and achieving billionaire status in his 20s.
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a "significant" investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.
The social media giant is getting CEO Alexandr Wang in a $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI, as it plans to build out ‘superintelligent’ systems.
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to scale up the company’s artificial-intelligence ambitions took their latest step forward with an investment in ScaleAI and the poaching of the the data-labeling AI startup’s founder.
Google plans to sever its relationship with Scale AI following Meta's acquisition of a 49% stake in the AI data-labeling startup. This strategic shift raises concerns among AI companies about data sharing and security as they seek alternatives.
With Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang headed to Meta for high-profile role in artificial intelligence, the startup is promoting its strategy head.