Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts about Scale’s future.

Meta Platforms Inc. has finalized a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI and recruited the startup’s chief executive officer to join its artificial intelligence efforts — an unusual deal that signals a heightened push by the social media giant to catch up on AI development.

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s effort to scale up the company’s artificial-intelligence ambitions took their latest step forward with an investment in ScaleAI and the poaching of the the data-labeling AI startup’s founder.

Meta has taken a minority stake in Scale AI at a $29 billion valuation, appointing former Uber Eats chief Jason Droege as interim CEO as founder Alexandr Wang joins Meta's internal AI team.

If Meta Platforms (META) invests in Scale AI, it could boost the Mark Zuckerberg-led company's exposure to artificial intelligence and provide a “positive catalyst” for the stock. Read for more.

In a strategic move, Meta invests $14.3 billion in Scale AI, taking a 49 per cent stake in the data-labelling startup. Scale's CEO Alexandr Wang will play a key role in shaping Meta's AI future, particularly in superintelligence.