Zuckerberg: he talked to every AI lab chief before picking Alexandr Wang
heyshrutimishra · x · 2026-10-13
Zuckerberg detailed how he chose Alexandr Wang to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs:
- Meta explored acquiring Ilya Sutskever's SSI, Mira Murati's Thinking Machines, and Perplexity — none panned out.
- The turning point was a 44-minute call; two days later Wang sent a long note on what he'd do in Zuck's seat, starting with: Meta doesn't need more people, it needs talent density.
- In 2025 Meta paid $14.3B for a 49% stake in Scale AI and installed Wang to run the lab, which shipped Muse Wonder Full this week.
- Wang dropped out of MIT at 19 to found Scale AI and became the youngest self-made billionaire at 24.
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