Meta Weighed Acquiring Perplexity Before Backing Scale AI The company attempted to recruit Perplexity’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, but talks fell through and no agreement was reached Meta ultimately invested approximately $14 3 billion in Scale AI, securing a 49% non-voting stake and onboarding CEO Alexandr Wang as part of a broader AI expansion strategy
Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale Meta also attempted to hire Perplexity Chief Executive Officer Aravind Srinivas to join the social media company’s new “superintelligence” team, which is focused on building more powerful AI
Meta eyed Perplexity before $14B Scale AI deal Meta tried to recruit Perplexity's CEO The talks with Perplexity came before Meta's $14 3 billion investment in Scale AI, which gave it a 49% stake in the data-labeling start-up
Meta Engaged in Acquisition Discussions with Thinking . . . Instead of joining Meta, figures like Sutskever, Murati, and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas have sought additional financing at elevated valuations Sutskever, a distinguished figure in AI research who co-founded OpenAI, has recently secured a couple of billion dollars for SSI, with support from investors like Meta and Google, as per sources
Meta missed out on Perplexity in desperate AI bid Meta also tried to hire Perplexity CEO According to Bloomberg, Meta also sought to recruit Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas for its superintelligence team Those talks occurred before Meta finalized its deal with Scale AI Perplexity, founded in 2022, has quickly become known for using generative AI to change how people search the web
Meta held failed acquisition talks with Perplexity AI before . . . Meta also tried to hire Perplexity CEO According to Bloomberg, Meta also sought to recruit Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas for its superintelligence team Those talks occurred before Meta finalized its deal with Scale AI Perplexity, founded in 2022, has quickly become known for using generative AI to change how people search the web