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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 last decade.
Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race
As part of the deal, Wang will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company announced on Thursday. He will lead a new AI lab inside Meta tasked with building “superi ...
Meta to pay nearly $15 billion for Scale AI stake, The Information reports
Meta Platforms has agreed to take a 49% stake in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI for $14.8 billion, The Information ...
Meta taps top researchers from Google, Sesame for new AI lab
The new group is part of an ambitious, and costly, effort by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to gain ground on rivals like Google ...
Meta’s ‘superintelligence’ effort with Scale AI founder highlights its scramble to keep pace in AI race
Zuckerberg is tapping a rising AI power broker in a high-stakes move to revive Meta’s generative AI ambitions after its ...
Meta plans big bet on AI’s secret ingredient: human brains
Dystopian thriller “Soylent Green” ends with the hero discovering that the mystery food that sustains New York’s citizens, ...
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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 ...
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Meta's big AI deal could invite antitrust scrutiny
Meta reportedly is planning to invest around $14.8 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI, with the startup's CEO to join a new ...