Meta buys stake in Scale AI for $14.8 billion and launches Superintelligence project

Meta has invested $14.8 billion to buy almost half of the shares of the startup Scale AI, specializing in data markup for neural networks. This was reported by The Information. The deal paves the way for Meta’s strengthening in the field of artificial intelligence and the launch of the new Superintelligence project.

Scale AI CEO Alexander Wang will join Meta’s team. His expertise in scaling AI systems may become key to the corporation’s new initiative aimed at creating general-purpose artificial intelligence (AGI).

The purchase reflects Meta’s strategic turnaround amid Mark Zuckerberg’s dissatisfaction with the pace of development in the AI sphere. According to Bloomberg, the company is stepping up efforts to create AGI, a universal AI comparable to human intelligence.

Meanwhile, the industry is actively increasing capital investments. CNBC estimates the investments of the “big four” – Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft – at $320 billion this year alone. This is almost $100 billion more than in 2024.

The investment boom is already driving growth in other sectors. Since the beginning of April, shares of data center and AI equipment makers are up 52% and 39%, respectively. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, capital expenditures in the AI industry have already increased by 16% since the beginning of the year.

Despite the risks, Meta remains on course for high AI spending. Back in January, Zuckerberg said he would not give up on investments, even despite concerns around China’s DeepSeek and its rapid success in AGI.