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Scale AI CEO Leaving After $14B Deal with Meta

  • On June 12, 2025, Alexandr Wang stepped down as CEO of Scale AI in San Francisco to join Meta's newly formed AI superintelligence team.
  • Meta invested $14.3 billion to acquire a 49% non-voting stake in Scale AI, completing a strategic partnership to deepen AI model data production.
  • Wang, who co-founded Scale AI in 2016, will remain on its board while Jason Droege will serve as interim CEO to uphold Scale's independent operation.
  • Scale AI's valuation rose beyond $29 billion due to Meta's investment, which leverages Scale's role in producing data for leading AI labs like OpenAI.
  • This investment represents Meta's biggest commitment to an external AI venture to date, highlighting increased rivalry in AI innovation and a strategic effort to sidestep regulatory challenges associated with acquisitions.
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U.S. News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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