Scale co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang will lead Meta’s new superintelligence unit.

Meta Platforms Inc. has finalized a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI and recruited the startup’s chief executive officer to join its artificial intelligence efforts — an unusual deal that signals a heightened push by the social media giant to catch up on AI development.

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 Platforms is reportedly considering a more than $10 billion investment in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI. The deal is still in talks and could potentially change, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing “people familiar with the matter.”