Meta to Invest Nearly $15 Billion in Scale AI

Meta Platforms is acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI for approximately $14.8 billion, according to Reuters reuters.com+14reuters.com+14verdict.co.uk+14. Scale AI specializes in data labeling and model evaluation for clients like OpenAI and the US government. It generated around $870 million in 2024 and is projected to exceed $2 billion in 2025. As part of the deal, Scale’s CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta to oversee a new "superintelligence" lab. This partnership aims to secure a steady supply of high-quality training data, address Meta’s internal AI setbacks (like Llama 4 and delayed Behemoth), and strengthen its position in foundational model development. The structure appears designed to avoid antitrust scrutiny, marking a major strategic move by Meta to vertically integrate data resources reuters.com.

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