OpenAI will maintain its collaboration with Scale AI, even after Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) acquired a significant 49% ownership stake in the startup through a $14.8 billion deal announced Friday.
Speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar affirmed the company’s commitment to open collaboration across the artificial intelligence ecosystem, regardless of shifting corporate interests.
“We don’t want to ice the ecosystem because acquisitions are going to happen,” Friar said. “And if we ice each other out, I think we’re actually going to slow the pace of innovation.”
Scale AI plays a key role in the development of advanced AI systems, offering high-quality labeled datasets and training tools essential for models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
The decision underscores OpenAI’s broader strategy of prioritizing innovation and functionality over competitive barriers in the rapidly evolving AI space.