Meta, Alexandr Wang and Scale AI
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Meta AI is going viral for showing user chats that should not be public, so be sure to fix your privacy settings ASAP.
Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta's $14.8 billion investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup's CEO will test how the Trump administration views so-called acquihire deals,
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Futurism on MSNPeople Don't Realize Meta's AI App Is Publicly Blasting Their Humiliating Secrets to the WorldAt this point, we're probably all familiar with the trope of the dirty old uncle who confuses his Facebook feed for a porn site. Now, there's a new type of uncle surfing the net, and thanks to Meta, he's powered by AI.
Some people are unwittingly posting their private and sometimes mortifying conversations with the Meta AI chatbot to the world.
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Scale co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new superintelligence unit.
Scale AI built its business on the labor of gig workers. But those workers likely won't benefit from their new deal with Meta.
Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to co-found Scale and was quickly lauded as one of Silicon Valley's most promising entrepreneurs, raising funding from blue-chip venture capital firms and achieving billionaire status in his 20s.
Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts about Scale’s future.
Meta's new AI tool, Devmate, is powered by models from rivals including Anthropic's Claude. It reflects how the company uses competitor AI models.
Such legislation has intensified the clash between app store operators (like Google and Apple) and major social media platforms (such as Meta, X, and Snap) over who is responsible for the online safety of young users. Both Utah and Texas have adopted similar legislation that puts the burden of responsibility on app stores.