Perplexity AI walked away from potential Meta deal before Zuckerberg's Scale AI stake
1. Meta aims to strengthen AI capabilities through potential acquisitions. 2. Discussed acquisition of Perplexity AI but ultimately invested in Scale AI. 3. Meta's investment in Scale includes involvement of Scale's founder at Meta. 4. Zuckerberg's aggressive AI hiring indicates increased competition with OpenAI. 5. Meta offered substantial bonuses to attract talent from competitors like OpenAI.