Scale AI's Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta
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Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang is such an enthusiastic networker that his former roommate — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman — once jokingly told him to tone it down a bit.
The negotiations started as just one billionaire tech founder talking to another. Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg approached Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang in mid-April about a potentially industry-shaking deal.
Last week, the 28-year-old secured a US$14.3b Meta deal and a role in its superintelligence group. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Despite the $14.3 billion investment that is shaking up the AI landscape, OpenAI's CFO says the company plans to keep working with Scale AI.