US EditionScale AI’s Business Could Collapse If Meta Buys A Stake And Hires Its CEO
- Meta invested $15 billion in Scale AI, securing a stake that includes future work commitments, as reported in 2025.
- Meta's deal responds to increasing costs and demand for specialized AI training data that Scale AI supplies globally.
- Scale AI will operate independently under CEO Alexandr Wang, who will also lead a new AI effort at Meta.
- Meta will own just under half of Scale, and the investment resembles similar AI partnerships like Amazon with Anthropic.
- The arrangement highlights the strategic value of exclusive data access and may advance Meta's position in AI development.
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Meta's $15 Billion Scale Deal Could Leave Gig Workers Behind
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Zuckerberg's Meta Just Made a Huge Investment in Very Dark AI Company
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Meta invests $14.8 billion in Scale AI to accelerate superintelligence ambitions
Insider sources told The Information that Meta is making a bold move to reshape its artificial intelligence ambitions by investing $14.8 billion for a 49 percent stake in Scale AI, a San Francisco – based data labeling firm. Although the companies have yet to finalize the deal, it ranks among...Read Entire Article
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Meta’s $15 billion investment in Scale AI comes with a hidden perk: data
The ScoopA big chunk of Meta’s $15 billion investment in Scale AI requires the startup to provide future work to Mark Zuckerberg’s firm, according to two people familiar with the matter, underscoring the importance of data in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence.The unusual arrangement, which has not been previously reported, reflects how companies pushing the boundaries of AI are racing to gather more training data that can be used to…
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