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Meta's acquisition of Scale AI highlights complexities in US-China AI rivalry
Meta's acquisition of Scale AI for a reported US$14.3 billion marks a significant step in its push to strengthen artificial ...
$14B Meta Investment in Scale AI Boosts Plans for Superintelligence Lab
Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts ...
Meta paying nearly $15B for 49% stake in Scale AI as Zuckerberg ramps up AI efforts: report
As part of the deal, Scale AI’s CEO will take a top position inside Meta, leading a new “superintelligence” lab, according to ...
Meta is creating a new AI lab to pursue ‘superintelligence’
Staying in the AI race is crucial for Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft, with the technology likely to be the future for the ...
Meta officially ‘acqui-hires’ Scale AI — will it draw regulator scrutiny?
The social media giant is getting CEO Alexandr Wang in a $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI, as it plans to build out ...
Sam Altman says Meta tried to poach top OpenAI talent with $100M offers: ‘That basically never works’
Meta Platforms has tried to lure top OpenAI talent with signing bonuses reaching $100 million and promises of even more ...
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OpenAI Phases Out Work with Scale AI Following Startup’s Meta Deal
OpenAI has decided to wind down the data labeling work it’s doing with Scale AI following a $14.3 billion investment Meta Platforms made into the startup, whose CEO Alexandr Wang will join the social ...
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Meta’s $15 Billion Bet on Scale AI Signals a New Era of Talent Wars and Data Dominance in AI
Data is the battleground, and Scale’s pipelines may just be the most valuable trenches.” This comment in a recent industry report captures the thinking behind Meta’s splashy $15 billion buyout of ...