AI Daily News: Meta Acquires 49% Stake in Scale AI for $15 Billion

Meta Acquires 49% Stake in Scale AI for $15 Billion

Meta has secured a deal to purchase a 49% non-voting stake in Scale AI for $15 billion, aiming to bolster its AI capabilities in pursuing 'superintelligence.' Scale CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta, while Jason Droege becomes interim CEO of Scale. The partnership raises concerns over Scale's neutrality, given its relationships with major AI companies like Google and OpenAI, and may attract regulatory scrutiny. (axios.com)

Mark Zuckerberg's Aggressive Push into Superintelligent AI

Mark Zuckerberg is aggressively reentering the race for superintelligent AI, planning to invest billions to overcome Meta’s recent setbacks and talent losses. He aims to hire a team of 50 top researchers and is in talks to acquire about half of data labeling company Scale AI for $15 billion, luring CEO Alexandr Wang and key leaders to join Meta. (axios.com)

OpenAI and Google Enter Cloud Computing Partnership

OpenAI has entered a cloud computing deal with Google to supplement its Microsoft Azure infrastructure, expanding its computational capacity to meet growing demand. Notably, OpenAI’s Stargate project and international expansion also aim to bolster compute power. (axios.com)

New York Times Licenses Content to Amazon for AI Training

The New York Times has signed its first licensing agreement with a technology company, allowing Amazon to use its editorial content, including news stories and cooking recipes, to train Amazon's proprietary AI models and integrate content with products like Alexa. This move aligns with the NYT’s policy advocating that quality journalism should be compensated. (ft.com)

Global Media Groups Urge AI Developers to Combat Misinformation

A global coalition of media organizations, including the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is urging artificial intelligence (AI) developers to collaborate in combating misinformation and safeguarding fact-based journalism. The 'News Integrity in the Age of AI' initiative outlines five core principles for ethical AI use in news. (apnews.com)