Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI Meta Platforms Inc held discussions with artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI
Meta making plays for AI startups - LinkedIn The talks took place before Meta finalized a deal this month to invest $14 3 billion in Scale AI and take a 49% stake in the data-labeling startup lnkd in gNV4P_s5 Meta Discussed Buying
Meta Mulled Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI Meta’s big move through Scale AI marks its most significant external investment in AI to date, following their $19 billion WhatsApp acquisition This data-first strategy is viewed as a response to challenges in scaling internal AI models, including setbacks with the Behemoth and Llama series
Meta Considered Perplexity Acquisition Before Backing Scale AI Meta Platforms Inc (META) engaged in unsuccessful acquisition talks with Perplexity AI Inc , valued at $14 billion, before investing $14 3 billion for a 49% stake in Scale AI CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta reportedly in talks to invest billions of dollars in . . . Meta is discussing a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, according to Bloomberg In fact, the deal value could reportedly exceed $10 billion, making it the largest external AI investment by