Meta Reportedly In Talks For Massive $10B Investment In Scale AI, Marking Its Biggest AI Bet Yet
Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly in negotiations to invest over $10 billion in Scale AI, a rapidly emerging player in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, known for its data labeling services and model training, according to Bloomberg.
If completed, the multi-billion-dollar deal would rank among the largest funding rounds ever for a private company and would be Meta’s largest external AI investment to date, the outlet reports.
The move reflects Meta’s growing ambition to control the AI market, where tech giants are competing for the best language models to develop and implement across platforms and products.
What Does Scale AI Do?
Under the direction of CEO Alexandr Wang, Scale AI provides high-quality labeled data essential for training advanced AI models for major players, including Microsoft and OpenAI. In 2024, the company brought in roughly $870 million in revenue and is on track to more than double that to $2 billion in 2025, Bloomberg previously reported.
Much of Scale AI’s workforce consists of a global network of contractors. The company recently came under scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Labor, which had launched an investigation into whether it was misclassifying workers as contractors vs. employees and underpaying them. That inquiry has since been closed with no findings, but it has reignited conversations about the human labor behind artificial intelligence.
Scale AI’s Partnership With Meta
Meta is already familiar with Scale AI. The company previously invested in Scale AI’s $1 billion Series F funding round, which valued the company at $13.8 billion, according to TechCrunch.
The two companies also share a technical collaboration, as Scale AI built Defense Llama, a large language model for military use, on top of Meta’s open-source Llama 3 foundation model.
A closer partnership with Scale AI may provide a competitive edge in applications targeting the government and commercial sectors, as Meta continues to focus on open-source innovation and generative AI.
A successful deal could accelerate Meta’s already ambitious AI agenda and change the landscape of private AI investment.
