Most expensive talent acquisition in Tech History.
Meta bought 49% of Scale AI at $29B valuation.
But they weren't really buying the company. They were buying WANG.
MIT Dropout who built Scale AI into a billion-dollar data labeling empire before turning 30.
Why Zuckerberg did this: Meta keeps losing AI talent to OpenAI and Google.
Their models are falling behind. Traditional Research Scientists aren't cutting it.
Wang's new job: leading Meta's SUPER INTELLIGENCE TEAM.
This isn't an acquisition. It's desperation.
When you're willing to pay $14B for one brain, you know you're in trouble.
The AI talent war just hit a new level.
Companies will pay almost anything for the right builder.
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