Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang is leaving the company to join Meta as part of a $14.3 billion investment deal, which will give Meta a 49% stake in the startup without voting power. Jason Droege, Scale AI's chief strategy officer, will succeed Wang as CEO, while a few employees will transition to Meta as well. This move aligns with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's emphasis on enhancing AI capabilities amidst competition from other tech giants.

Meta's superintelligence lab is contemplating a significant change in their A.I. strategy, potentially moving from open source models to a closed model. This shift, led by new chief A.I. officer Alexandr Wang, comes amid challenges in their A.I. technology and aims to enhance competitiveness against rivals like Google and OpenAI.