Meta's pursuit for AI supremacy: Key recruits and rebuffs

Technology Jun 24, 2025

Meta (yep, the folks behind Facebook and Instagram) just invested a massive $14.3 billion in Scale AI, grabbing a 49% stake and bringing Scale's CEO Alexander Wang onboard to lead their new "superintelligence" division.
Wang's already made waves in the AI world by teaming up with giants like Google.

Meta's AI ambitions and the road ahead

This move is Meta's big play to catch up with rivals like OpenAI and Apple.
Even after Google paused work with Scale over privacy concerns, Meta is betting that Wang can help them stand out in the crowded AI race.
They're also hiring top talent (like Daniel Gross and ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman) and ramping up spending—though not every startup (looking at you, Perplexity AI) wants to join the party just yet.