Meta’s Big Bet: Invests over $14 Billion on Scale AI

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Renjit Philip
June 15, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

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Date: 15-Jun-2025

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Meta’s Big Bet: Scale AI, Superintelligence, and Alexandr Wang

Meta just dropped a game-changing move: an investment of over $14 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI and recruited its founder, 28‑year‑old Alexandr Wang, to lead its brand-new “superintelligence” lab.

Zuck and Wang (source The Information)| onemorethinginai

Zuck and Wang (source The Information)

What’s happening

🔍 How the deal came together: Meta intends to plug into Scale’s data-annotation expertise while sidestepping a full acquisition. Wang will join Meta’s AI leadership and still stay on Scale’s board. Scale’s former CSO, Jason Droege, steps in as interim CEO.

⚙️ Why Scale matters: Since launching in 2016, Scale has become key to training models across sectors—serving OpenAI, Google, the Department of Defense, and more. Their revenue hit $870 million in 2024 and is projected to double in 2025.

📈 Meta’s AI urgency: After a lukewarm Llama 4 rollout and scrutiny for gaming benchmarks, Zuckerberg is racing to catch up. He’s personally luring top AI talent with eight‑figure offers. The Scale deal fits this strategy, fueling an audacious pivot toward AGI. Mark, it seems, has learnt that If you don’t say that you are chasing AGI or SuperIntelligence, you will not attract top AI talent.

Who is Alexandr Wang?

• Born in New Mexico to Chinese immigrant physicists. Dropped out of MIT, co‑founded Scale in 2016 through Y Combinator.

• Became the youngest self‑made billionaire at 24. Today his net worth is estimated around $3.6 billion.

• Known for strong opinions on AI policy and national security, including pushing for U.S. AI leadership.

Why this matters for founders & leaders

🧠 Data infrastructure is the new frontier: Meta is betting billions on annotated data, as much as on model architectures.

🌍 Talent as leverage: Recruiting star founders like Wang shows how much influence top AI minds hold.

 🏁 Superintelligence race intensifies: Meta’s shift signals that AGI isn’t just an academic goal, it’s now a strategic battleground with existential implications.

So what?

Meta’s Scale AI move is not just a headline, it’s a strategic fulcrum aimed at tipping the balance in the AGI race. Mark feels that Meta needs to speed up its AI efforts.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team of about 50 people to help Meta supercharge its AI goals; specifically, to achieve artificial general intelligence.

Now, Barbie gets into AI

Mattel, known for Barbie, seems to be getting AI toys ready through a partnership with OpenAI.

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AI Barbie is coming to a store near you! (source Livemint)

Here's what we know:

Mattel has teamed up with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys and games, with the first product likely launching later this year, around late 2025.

This move aims to bring new, interactive play experiences using brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and American Girl.

Their target audience and safety research report suggests these toys will target users aged 13 and above, focusing on privacy and safety.

This decision helps address concerns about data security, especially for younger kids, given past scrutiny over connected toys like the 2015 Hello Barbie (remember that toy?).

So what? Industry Context

This partnership comes as toy sales decline, and Mattel is also expanding into entertainment, like films, to stay competitive. However, they face challenges, such as economic uncertainties and tariff issues, which may affect pricing. 

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