Sam Altman calls the gadget ‘the coolest piece of technology’; meanwhile, Meta invests in developing ‘superintelligence’ in other AI news from the past week

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.

Google, Scale AI's biggest client, intends to shift its $200 million workload for human-labeled training data to rival companies following the Meta deal.

If Meta Platforms (META) invests in Scale AI, it could boost the Mark Zuckerberg-led company's exposure to artificial intelligence and provide a “positive catalyst” for the stock. Read for more.