Google Cuts Ties With Scale AI
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Google is reportedly ending its relationship with Scale AI due to Meta's acquisition of a significant stake, raising concerns about potential exposure of proprietary AI research. Other major tech companies like Microsoft and xAI are also distancing themselves from Scale AI,
Scale AI built its business on the labor of gig workers. But those workers likely won't benefit from their new deal with Meta.
As part of the deal, Scale AI’s CEO, Wang, will take a top position leading Meta’s AI efforts. Meta is fighting the perception that it may have fallen behind in the AI race after its initial set of Llama 4 large language models released in April fell short of performance expectations.