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Meta Builds Superintelligence Team as Llama 4 Trails Rivals

Investor warnings have grown over Meta’s multi-billion-dollar stake in Scale AI alongside its lavish hiring spree

En état d'alerte, Mark Zuckerberg et Meta déboursent actuellement des milliards pour étoffer leur équipe d'intelligence artificielle (IA)
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Overview

  • Meta confirmed the recruitment of at least seven OpenAI employees, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and engineers from Anthropic and Google to staff its new superintelligence lab.
  • In mid-June Meta invested more than $14 billion to acquire a 49% stake in Scale AI to secure data-training capabilities.
  • Llama 4, launched in early April, has consistently lagged behind leading AI models in independent benchmarks from LMArena.
  • OpenAI has boosted salaries and offered higher sign-on incentives to counter Meta’s aggressive talent poaching.
  • Institutional investors have voiced concern that Meta’s aggressive AI spending could strain its cash flow and capital management.