I'm not familiar with Scale, but data labeling can make or break a ML model. So if Scale is good at this, the $14B investment will pay itself off in no time.
There was quite loud reporting earlier this (or last?) year that Scale's data was so poor that it led to a great deal of setbacks, scrambling, and friction between the two companies. That reporting was at the top of my mind when I read this news, so I was even more baffled.
Imagine being the people at Meta who've had to deal with Scale now seeing Mark buy Scale's CEO for $14bln.
