Meta Platforms(US:META) 证券时报·2025-06-08 14:35Group 1 - Meta Platforms is in talks to invest tens of billions of dollars in AI startup Scale AI, which could be Meta's largest external AI investment to date [1][4] - Scale AI specializes in data annotation and governance, providing high-quality training data for AI applications, and has seen its revenue grow from $870 million last year to an expected $2 billion this year [3][6] - The investment reflects the ongoing global AI arms race, with major tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon also making significant investments in AI [9][10] Group 2 - Scale AI's valuation has rapidly increased, reaching $13.8 billion after a $1 billion Series F funding round in May 2024, with participation from notable investors including Nvidia and Amazon [6] - The company is also involved in military applications, having secured contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, indicating its strategic importance in the AI supply chain [3][10] - The AI commercialization process accelerated significantly in 2024, with private AI investments rebounding to a record $252.3 billion, highlighting the growing importance of AI in various sectors [11]