Before Meta inked its $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, its founder, Alexandr Wang, had already formed a close relationship with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The two reportedly spent time together at Zuckerberg’s homes in Palo Alto and Lake Tahoe, discussing the future of artificial intelligence and the role Scale might play in it. That connection has now crystallized into a formal partnership: Meta has tapped Wang, just 28, to lead its AI efforts. The appointment came only days after Meta’s