Meta has hired 28-Year-Old ScaleAI CEO after investing $14.3 billion in the firm, to further its artificial intelligence development

In a strategic move, Meta invests $14.3 billion in Scale AI, taking a 49 per cent stake in the data-labelling startup. Scale's CEO Alexandr Wang will play a key role in shaping Meta's AI future, particularly in superintelligence.

When Alexander Wang founded Scale AI in 2016, the AI landscape was still in its early stages. The data labelling startup, driven by Wang’s vision, quickly became a key player in the AI landscape, growing to over 1,500 employees and securing crucial partnerships across industries and governments.

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.

Scale co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new superintelligence unit.

Now, Meta is slated to launch a research lab devoted to building superintelligent AI, according to a report from The New York Times. Alexander Wang, the 28-year-old founder of Scale AI, a startup that helps companies build AI apps, which could receive a multibillion-dollar investment from Meta soon, will reportedly join the new lab.

AI Startup Scale AI CEO Alexander Wang not only founded the most ambitious AI startup, he has built a reputation as a leader who understands AI’s technical complexities. He is also known as a person who knows how to build a business.