The Billionaire Benchmark: A Young Phenom

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Hailing from an upper-class family, Alexandr never faced some monetary struggles other self-made billionaires had to overcome. Despite this, his genius is unquestionable. With plenty of awards and distinctions in math and computer science, he was on the road to a successful career, as he was, then, attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Only one year into his college stint, Alexandr dropped out of the prestigious university to jumpstart Scale AI along with another college dropout, Lucy Guo.

Scale AI, as its name suggests, helps with the mass training of AI models, along with their growth–hence its name. The labor behind the process is vast in number, more than 100,000 working under Scale AI, as per the Wall Street Journal.

As drama persisted with OpenAI and its management not too long ago, Sam Altman’s spotlight had shifted ever so slightly to the new billionaire that is Alexandr Wang. Wang’s influence has been significant in the industry–forging deep connections to create his opportunistic success. Now, Scale is valued at $25 billion, as per some talks, with the billionaire founder continuing his deep dive into AI opportunities.