US EditionA frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet as Meta nears $14 billion stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang
- Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, is finalizing a $14 billion investment to acquire a 49% stake in Scale AI, co-founded by Alexandr Wang, as of June 10, 2025.
- This deal responds to Zuckerberg's frustration over Meta's lagging AI progress and aims to avoid further regulatory scrutiny amid ongoing antitrust trials.
- Scale AI, founded in 2016 and valued at $14 billion, has expanded into defense and helped train AI models for major firms like OpenAI, while Meta plans to integrate Wang's leadership.
- Wang characterized the AI competition between the U.S. and China as an "AI war" and highlighted that the United States must significantly expand its computing resources and infrastructure to stay competitive.
- Meta's investment and Wang joining to lead a new AI research lab aim to strengthen Meta’s AI capabilities and help it regain a competitive edge in the fast-evolving AI industry.
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