Meta invests $14.3B in Scale AI to fuel a new superintelligence lab—gaining infrastructure and leadership, but raising doubts about Scale’s future.

If Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) goes ahead with an investment into Scale AI, it could boost its exposure to artificial intelligence, and provide a “positive catalyst” for the Mark Zuckerberg-led company,

Meta’s investment is the latest attempt by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to give his $1.8 trillion social media company an edge in the race to develop more powerful AI models. Zuckerberg has been trying to poach top researchers and engineers from rival groups as he seeks to build out a new “superintelligence” team.