Overview

• Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang will join Meta to head its new superintelligence research lab while interim CEO Jason Droege maintains the company’s independent operations.
• Google, OpenAI and xAI have halted or wound down projects with Scale AI over potential conflicts of interest after Meta’s deal.
• A Business Insider investigation found thousands of confidential files and contractor records exposed via public Google Docs, prompting a Scale AI security review.
• Meta’s investment secures privileged access to Scale’s data-labeling services and talent as it aims to enhance its Llama models and close the gap with OpenAI and Google.
• Before finalizing the Scale AI deal, Meta held acquisition talks with Perplexity AI and Runway and courted top researchers from rival labs.