Scale AI

Meta is acquiring a 49% non-voting stake in Scale AI for nearly $15 billion, marking a significant investment in the AI space. The deal will see Scale AI founder Alexander Wang, a former MIT dropout, join Meta. Scale AI provides crucial data annotation services for training AI models and counts major tech companies among its clients. The acquisition values Scale AI at approximately $29 billion.

Meta is in advanced talks to invest over $10 billion in AI data labeling startup Scale AI. This deal, if finalized, would be a historic private financing, reflecting the importance of data in the AI landscape. Scale AI, which provides data labeling services crucial for training machine learning models, has experienced rapid growth. Meta’s investment signals a shift toward external AI partnerships and supports its strategic focus on AI, including its Llama language model and AI-powered integrations across its platforms.