Key Takeaways
- Scale AI said Meta has made a “significant new investment” in the company that values the startup at $29 billion.
- As part of the deal, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta to work on artificial intelligence efforts.
- The move comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly been frustrated with the Facebook parent’s level of AI progress.
Artificial intelligence startup Scale AI said it received a “significant new investment” from Meta (META) that values the company at more than $29 billion and sees its chief executive join the tech titan.
CEO Alexandr Wang posted on X that he will leave his role at Scale to work on Meta’s AI efforts, while remaining on the startup’s board.
The move comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly been frustrated with the company’s level of AI progress. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported Meta was pushing back the launch of its latest Llama 4 large language model amid concerns about whether enough improvements had been made compared to previous iterations.
To speed up development, Zuckerberg is reportedly working to build what has been referred to internally at Meta as a “superintelligence group” that will sit near him at Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Shares of Meta are little changed in recent trading. The stock is up 18% for 2025.
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