“Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have any voting power, a Scale AI spokesperson said.”
Meta paid $14.3 billion for 49% of Scale AI with no voting power. What it actually got is Alexandr Wang and a few of his people. On paper, a 49% non-voting stake is not an acquisition. Google, Microsoft and OpenAI buy labeling from Scale, and now they share a supplier with Meta.