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Scale AI, an artificial intelligence start-up, has built a business by labeling and culling data to make it easier to use to train A.I. systems.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is in advanced talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale AI, a start-up focused on data used by artificial intelligence companies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

The potential investment is a sign that large tech companies remain interested in start-ups focused on A.I. amid a heated contest to be a leader in the technology. If an investment happens, it will be an outlier for Meta, which typically does not invest in outside companies.

Meta and Scale declined to comment. Bloomberg reported earlier on the talks.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, has pushed heavily into A.I. in recent years. Since OpenAI released its ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022, Mr. Zuckerberg has leaned into incorporating A.I. across Meta’s products, including

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