Meta’s decision to create an ambitious new “superintelligence” AI research lab headed by Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang is a bold bid for relevance in its fierce AI battle with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

The social media giant is reportedly making a near-$15 billion bet on Scale, which specializes in RLHF-based data labeling and model evaluation services. Zuck is also pushing hard into the development of superintelligent systems that can outsmart humans.

Meta is launching a new lab to pursue 'superintelligence' and is in talks for a multi-billion dollar deal with Scale AI, a dramatic move to counter a recent talent exodus, model delays, and intense competition from its Big Tech rivals.