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Meta Finalizes $14.3 Billion Stake in Scale AI to Boost Superintelligence Push

This move is reshaping data-labeling partnerships by spurring major AI labs to reconsider contracts over potential security risks

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OpenAI's CFO, Sarah Friar, says the company plans to continue working with Scale AI.
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Overview

  • Meta completed its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, acquiring a 49% stake that values the startup at $29 billion.
  • Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta to lead its newly formed superintelligence team, underscoring the talent-driven nature of the deal.
  • Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk’s xAI are ending or scaling back data-labeling agreements with Scale AI amid concerns that rival Meta could gain access to proprietary training data.
  • OpenAI’s CFO stated that OpenAI will continue working with Scale AI to maintain a diverse vendor ecosystem despite competitive pressures.
  • Competitors such as Labelbox and Turing are reporting surges in client demand as AI developers seek neutral data-labeling partners, and regulators are signaling scrutiny of Meta’s minority acquisition.