Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI
This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.
How AI labs use Mercor to get the data companies won’t share
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody has built a $10 billion empire freeing up valuable data from legacy industries, and making it available to AI labs.
Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical industries in MENA
Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a decade in the U.S., including a stint at Scale AI, he’s bringing that experience to his next venture: 1001 AI , a company c…
Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents
A wave of startups are creating RL environments to help AI labs train agents. It might be Silicon Valley’s next craze in the making.
Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation
A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI.
Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor, alleging they tried to steal its biggest customers
Scale is clearly concerned enough about the threat of Mercor, and the poaching of one of its employees, to pursue legal action.
Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business
Scale AI is cutting 14% of the company just weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its CEO.
Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale AI $200 million this year but is now planning to cut ties with the startup and is having conversatio…
Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving
Data-labeling firm Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion.
Report: Meta taps Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang to join new ‘superintelligence’ lab
Mark Zuckerberg is hand-picking top researchers and engineers to join an upcoming AI research lab dedicated to “superintelligence,” and Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang is on the list.