Google, the largest client of data‐labeling firm Scale AI, is planning to end its contract, according to Reuters. This shakeup came after Meta announced it would acquire a 49% stake in the startup. Google planned to spend about $200 million on Scale this year for human-labeled training data,

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Scale said it will remain an independent company but the agreement will “substantially expand Scale and Meta’s commercial relationship.”