Scale AI's Mission, Meta Deal, and What It All Means

Scale AI underwent a seismic transformation in June 2025 when Meta invested $14.3 billion for a 49% non-voting stake, and founder Alexandr Wang departed to lead Meta's Superintelligence Labs. This module unpacks the deal, the leadership transition to CEO Jason Droege, and Scale's updated mission to "develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions." Candidates must understand this context -- it is the single most important thing happening at Scale right now.