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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
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said earlier this year that his company will be investing heavily in artificial intelligence in 2025 ...
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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
As part of the deal, Scale AI’s CEO will take a top position inside Meta, leading a new “superintelligence” lab, according to ...
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.
Meta’s effort to revamp AI takes shape with reported $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI
Meta Platform Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to shape up the company’s artificial-intelligence ambitions took a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who is Alexandr Wang? Scale AI’s young billionaire CEO will head Meta’s new ‘superintelligence’ lab
After dropping out of MIT, Wang founded Scale at the age of 19. Last year, the company was valued at nearly $14 billion. Meta ...