Meta invests $14.3 billion in Scale AI, hires its CEO to lead new AI Superintelligence lab

Meta has officially announced plans to restart its artificial intelligence efforts, investing $14.3 billion to acquire a 49% stake in Scale AI. It has also hired its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to lead a new AI lab aimed at developing “superintelligence.” The company has confirmed that this is one of the largest AI investments this year, and Wang will play a key role at Meta, reporting directly to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Wang will continue to serve on Scale’s board and even oversee leadership of Meta’s new AI project. The company hopes that this move will be a turning point for the tech giant, which has found it difficult to stay up with competitors in the race for cutting-edge AI development. Ashely Zandy, the company’s spokesperson, stated that in the upcoming weeks, more information about the initiative and its team will be made public.

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This comes as Meta is under increasing pressure to create innovative AI products. The company’s launch of the Llama 4 model was hampered by delays and questions about benchmark manipulation. Mark Zuckerberg, on the other hand, has increased his efforts to hire, reaching out to leading researchers at companies like Google directly.

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A major force in the AI ecosystem, Scale AI has collaborated with major firms like Google and OpenAI to annotate and label training data. Wang has since moved to Meta, and Scale has named Jason Droege, a former chief strategy officer, as CEO. 

Wang wrote in a memo to staff members that Meta’s investment marks a significant turning point for Scale. He added that while equity opportunities for future growth would be retained, proceeds would be divided among qualified shareholders.

This follows Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of two major objectives for 2025: establishing Meta AI as the leading personal assistant and paving the way for artificial general intelligence. In the meantime, the business unveiled a stand-alone Meta AI app with a social feed.

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