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Meta Expands Military AI Ties, Invests $14 Billion in Scale AI

The initiative signals Meta’s intent to challenge rivals in the US–China AI race through Pentagon collaborations backed by aggressive talent poaching.

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Meta a offert, en vain, une prime individuelle à la signature de plus de 100 millions de dollars à "beaucoup" d'employés d'OpenAI pour renforcer ses équipes dédiés à l'intelligence artificielle (IA) générative, affirme le patron de la start-up, Sam Altman
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Le patron d'OpenAi, Sam Altman, le 3 février 2025 à Tokyo

Overview

  • Meta invested $14 billion to acquire a 49% stake in Scale AI, securing key data-labeling infrastructure for its AI models.
  • The company recruited Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang to lead a new laboratory dedicated to developing superintelligence.
  • In late May, Meta partnered with defense startup Anduril to co-develop mixed-reality headsets and goggles for military use.
  • Meta offered more than $100 million in signing bonuses and annual salaries to OpenAI engineers but none of its top targets accepted.
  • These strategic moves underscore Meta’s effort to solidify defense partnerships and talent pipelines as it vies for AI leadership against global competitors.