Alexandr Wang, the youngest self-made billionaire and founder of Scale AI, is transitioning to Meta after announcing his departure in a memo. Meta is investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI, acquiring a 49% stake and boosting its valuation to $29 billion. Wang will take a leadership role in Meta's Superintelligence lab while transitioning to a director position on Scale AI's board. His journey began in New Mexico, where he excelled academically and pursued programming to make a profound impact, echoing his parents' scientific legacy.
"Opportunities of this magnitude often come at a cost. In this instance, that cost is my departure."
"My parents were brilliant scientists in Los Alamos who accomplished a lot in advancing their field. I wanted to work on something as impactful or even more impactful than that."
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