Why Defense Contractor Scale AI Quietly Scrapped Deal With Chinese-Owned TikTok

The deal was one of several challenges facing the federal business of the $7.3 billion AI startup, whose CEO Alexandr Wang has become an outspoken advocate of American national security amid the threat of China. One expert called the optics “horrible.”

0:00 Introduction
1:05 About Alexandr Wang's Contributions To AI
4:02 Scale AI, Where Are They Now Business Wise?
7:44 What Does The Future Hold For Scale AI?
9:42 How The US Views AI?
13:54 The AI Climate In Silicon Valley

Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2024/02/02/scale-ai-tiktok-bytedance-security-concerns/?sh=155f40a52733

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