Meta Pursues Perplexity AI Acquisition, Bolstering AI Ambitions
Summary
Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, intensifies its AI ambitions by pursuing an acquisition of Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence startup, though a deal has yet to materialize, following its recent investments in Scale AI and a failed bid for Safe Superintelligence.
Key Points
- Meta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid
- The two companies did not finalize a deal
- Meta recently invested $14.3 billion into Scale AI and tried to buy another startup called Safe Superintelligence