Meta just took a 49% stake in Scale AI—at a $30B valuation. But with Scale’s CEO now reporting directly to Mark Zuckerberg, is this really just a “strategic investment”?
In this segment of The Startup Podcast, Chris and Yaniv unpack what looks like a stealth acquihire. They compare it to Facebook’s infamous API bait-and-switch, examine why Google dropped Scale AI as a vendor, and discuss what this means for platform risk in the AI ecosystem.
They also dig into Meta’s reported $100M offers to AI researchers and why top OpenAI talent is refusing to leave—even with that much on the table.
In this clip:
* The real reason Meta bought into Scale AI
* How the move affects competition and neutrality
* Talent wars in AI and OpenAI’s cultural advantage
* Lessons for startups navigating platform risk and ecosystem control
Clip from Reacts episode 'Sam Altman’s 'Gentle Singularity' + Workplace AI at an All-Time High, Meta's $30B Scale AI Acquihire': https://youtu.be/IyDi8Tu8fPI
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