{"id":19179,"date":"2025-06-17T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/meta-sacrifices-a-heap-of-money-at-the-altar-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:37:19","slug":"meta-sacrifices-a-heap-of-money-at-the-altar-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/meta-sacrifices-a-heap-of-money-at-the-altar-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta sacrifices a heap of money at the altar of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The magnitude of Meta\u2019s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company\u2019s playing catchup<\/p>\n

Mark Zuckerberg announced in April that the company would make huge capital expenditures in the coming year to keep up in the race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence. He made good on that promise last week with a $15bn \u201cAI superintelligence\u201d team that would feature reported nine-figure salaries and a 49% investment in Scale AI. Meta also hired Scale\u2019s 28-year-old founder, Alexandr Wang, a former roommate of OpenAI\u2019s Sam Altman.<\/p>\n

Before Meta\u2019s investment, Scale counted most of the major players in AI among its clients, and some of them were less than thrilled with the development. Bloomberg<\/a> puts it succinctly: Scale AI\u2019s Wang Brings to Meta Knowledge of What Everyone Else is Doing. Google, Scale\u2019s largest customer, got scared. The tech giant told the startup that their working relationship would end in response to the deal, Reuters<\/a> reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

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\nThe magnitude of Meta\u2019s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company\u2019s playing catchup
\nMark Zuckerberg announced in April that the company would make huge capital expenditures in the coming year to keep up in the race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence. He made good on that promise last week with a $15bn \u201cAI superintelligence\u201d team that would feature reported nine-figure salaries and a 49% investment in Scale AI. Meta also hired Scale\u2019s 28-year-old founder, Alexandr Wang, a former roommate of OpenAI\u2019s Sam Altman.
\nBefore Meta\u2019s investment, Scale counted most of the major players in AI among its clients, and some of them were less than thrilled with the development. Bloomberg puts it succinctly: Scale AI\u2019s Wang Brings to Meta Knowledge of What Everyone Else is Doing. Google, Scale\u2019s largest customer, got scared. The tech giant told the startup that their working relationship would end in response to the deal, Reuters reported on Friday.
\nRevealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI
\nDisney and Universal sue AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement
\nHey AI! Can ChatGPT help you to manage your money?
\nResearchers create AI-based tool that restores age-damaged artworks in hours
\nKeir Starmer says technology can create a \u2018better future\u2019 as he addresses AI fears
\nMisinformation about LA Ice protests swirls online: \u2018Catnip for rightwing agitators\u2019
\nUS immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests
\nSoftware used in surveillance of immigrants has deep ties to the LAPD Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The magnitude of Meta\u2019s investment in Scale may seem like command of the AI race, but the company\u2019s playing catchup Mark Zuckerberg announced in April that the company would make huge capital expenditures in the coming year to keep up in the race to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence. He made good on that promise last …<\/p>\n

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