According to Caixin reports, on June 12th, Alex Wang, the CEO of well-known artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, sent an important letter to all employees, announcing that the company had received a "substantial new investment" from tech giant Meta. At the same time, Wang revealed that he would leave his position at Scale AI and join Meta, but he will continue to serve as a director for Scale AI to support the company's mission and long-term vision.
In his letter, Wang mentioned that he and the Scale board of directors have unanimously agreed to appoint Jason Droege as interim CEO. Droege is currently working closely with the board to actively seek hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to further strengthen the engineering team.
This personnel change has undoubtedly attracted significant attention in the AI industry. As a leading enterprise in data annotation and model training, Scale AI's CEO leaving to join Meta not only reflects Meta's determination to invest in the AI field and its strong desire for top talent, but also suggests potential deeper collaboration between the two companies in AI infrastructure and technology development. The "substantial new investment" mentioned by Wang indicates that Meta has full confidence in Scale AI's future development and its key role in the AI ecosystem.
The appointment of Jason Droege as interim CEO, along with the company's plan to introduce a CTO, demonstrates that Scale AI is actively adjusting and consolidating its management and technical teams in response to increasingly fierce competition and rapidly evolving industry trends in the future AI market.
