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5 things to know about Alexandr Wang, the buzzy Scale AI founder
Mark Zuckerberg's biggest bet on Meta AI will ride on the back of a fellow dropout who has dazzled Silicon Valley over the ...
Meta invests $14.3 billion in AI firm Scale, recruits its chief for ‘superintelligence’ team
Meta is making an investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting Chief Executive Alexandr Wang to join a ...
Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI as Zuckerberg Builds New Artificial Intelligence Team
The parent company of Facebook is investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI, which offers a platform and training data for ...
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A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet as Meta nears $14 billion stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is bringing in Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang to help the social media company better execute on its AI ...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree
It’s easily the most expensive hire of all time, dwarfing the billions that Google spent to rehire Noam Shazeer and his core ...
Meta paying nearly $15B for 49% stake in Scale AI as Zuckerberg ramps up AI efforts: report
Meta Platforms has agreed to take a 49% stake in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI for $14.8 billion, The Information ...
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta bets big on Scale AI: Who is Alexander Wang, the 28-year-old MIT dropout behind the startup?
In a strategic move, Meta invests $14.3 billion in Scale AI, taking a 49 per cent stake in the data-labelling startup.
$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’s AI shortfall prompts Zuckerberg’s $15B investment in Scale AI — Report
Meta Platforms is reportedly acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI, a leading data labeling company that powers many AI ...
Mark Zuckerberg has an AI talent problem—but money alone is unlikely to solve it
Zuckerberg is throwing pro-athlete-level salaries at top AI researchers. But for many, prestige, trust, and tribal loyalties ...
Mark Zuckerberg’s superintelligence gamble: Can billions and bold hires save Meta’s AI ambitions?
Meta is betting big on a new superintelligence lab, luring talent with massive paychecks and bringing in Scale AI’s Alexandr ...
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Can Alexandr Wang save Meta?
As part of the deal, Alexandr Wang is leaving Scale for Meta, where he’ll work on a new “superintelligence” team (presumably in a leadership role). This isn’t a typical acquihire: only “around four ...