Meta, Scale AI and Alexandr Wang
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Alexandr Wang co-founded Scale AI at 19. Thanks to the rapid growth of the San Francisco data-labeling company, he was a billionaire at 24. Now 28, he’s a controversial figure, facing wage theft lawsuits from workers and pontificating in Washington about the existential stakes of artificial intelligence.
Facebook owner Meta's $14.8 billion (A$22.8 billion) investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup's chief executive will test how the Trump administration views so-called 'acquihire' deals,
Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to co-found Scale and was quickly lauded as one of Silicon Valley's most promising entrepreneurs, raising funding from blue-chip venture capital firms and achieving billionaire status in his 20s.
Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts about Scale’s future.
Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.
Alexandr Wang cofounded Scale AI. He's about to become a very expensive hire at Meta.
Meta lures 28-year-old Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang to lead new superintelligence unit after a $14.3B investment in his company