Meta Launches Lawsuit Against 'Nudify' AI Company
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Technology Technology The Big Story Meta invests in Scale AI, taps CEO for ‘superintelligence’ push Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is investing a
(Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta's $14.8 billion investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup's CEO will test how the Trump administration views so-called acquihire deals, which some have criticized as an attempt to evade regulatory scrutiny.
Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant.
Meta AI is Meta's take on standalone chatbot apps like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. But unlike these other apps, Meta AI has a social media function, and, if you're not careful, you might end up sharing your Meta AI questions and requests to the rest of the users on the app.
Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to co-found Scale and was quickly lauded as one of Silicon Valley's most promising entrepreneurs, raising funding from blue-chip venture capital firms and achieving billionaire status in his 20s.
Meta Platforms Inc. is suing a Hong Kong-based business for allegedly promoting so-called nudify apps, as the Facebook owner attempts to combat a surge in naked and sexual images created by artificial intelligence.
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The parent company of Facebook is investing $14.3 billion in Scale AI, which offers a platform and training data for developing AI models.
Meta signed an agreement with XGS Energy to help develop 150 megawatts of advanced geothermal electricity in New Mexico to power the Facebook parent company's artificial intelligence expansion, the companies said on Thursday.