Meta buys stake in Scale AI, raising antitrust concerns

Meta invests $ 14.8 billion in Scale AI-CEO of Startup-attention to how American organizers deal with Aquihire deals under the Trump administration.

The META transaction gives a 49 % voting share in Scale AI, which rents the party workers to nominate training data for artificial intelligence systems. SCALE Microsoft and Openai, including Meta’s main competitors in the artificial intelligence space.

Since Meta did not buy a seat share, the deal avoids the anti -automatic monopoly review. But the organizers can still examine it if they believe that the structure has been designed to avoid scrutiny or damage from competition.

Fears of access and fairness

Some early signs of repercussions have already appeared. Google, a Scale customer, is said to have cut ties with the company after the announcement of the Meta share. It is said that others reconsider their contracts.

In response, a Scale spokesman said that the company’s work is still strong and that it is committed to protecting customer data. They refused to comment on Google’s decision.

Alexander Wang, 28 -year -old Sand founder and CEO, will join Meta as part of the deal. It will remain on the Scale Panel but will not have full access to the company’s information, according to the people familiar with this arrangement.

Organizational view under Trump

The Trump administration followed a lighter approach to organizing artificial intelligence. Officials said they do not want to interfere in how artificial intelligence has evolved, although they have expressed doubts about the force that large technology companies maintain.

William Kovacic, a law professor at George Washington University, said that the organizers are likely to see artificial intelligence deals closely, even if they did not prevent them. “This does not necessarily mean that they will intervene, but they will closely monitor what these companies do,” he said.

The Federal Trade Committee (FTC) is looking into similar deals over the past two years. According to the Biden Administration, the Federal Trade Committee opened inquiries in the Amazon employment of the main talents from AI ADEPT and Microsoft with a value of $ 650 million with artificial intelligence reflection, which allowed it to access the company’s models and employees.

Amazon’s deal was closed without another procedure, and FTC did not take general steps against Microsoft, although a broader investigation continued in the company.

Legal edges and political pressure

Some legal experts say that a dead approach may reduce its legal exposure. David Olson, a professor of anti -monopoly law at Boston College, said that the non -voting minority share provides a “lot of protection”, although he indicated that FTC could still investigate the deal if it raised concerns.

Not everyone is convinced that the deal is not harmful. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who was pushing for more supervision of artificial intelligence partnerships, said that the definition investment should be reviewed. She said: “Meta can call this deal everything you want.” “But if the law is broken by cutting competition or facilitating control over Meta, the organizers must intervene.”

Meta faces a claim against the monopoly filed by FTC due to the allegations that it designed in monopoly through acquisition and control of the platform. It is not clear whether the agency will also examine its sharing with the size.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice is digging Amnesty International’s investments from Google. according to BloombergThe Ministry of Justice reviews the Google Partnership with DARITY.AI to see if it is organizer to avoid a monopoly fight. Officials are also pushing for a base that will force Google to reveal new investment of artificial intelligence early.

Wider

The descriptive deal is suitable for a wider direction for technology companies that use investments and talent deals to close the main AI and individuals-without operating a wide-scale anti-monopoly review.

Since more money is transferred to AI and the formation of more partnerships, the organizers will have to decide whether these deals are legitimate work decisions or attempts to coordinate the rules. At the present time, the answer may depend on the amount of energy that the company earns – even without purchasing control.

(Dima Solidumin)

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