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Alexandr Wang, a 29-year-old MIT dropout who founded data-labeling startup Scale AI and became one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, joined Meta in June 2025 as part of a $14 billion deal that included taking a 49% stake in Scale. Since then, Wang has spearheaded the development of Meta's Muse AI app, which has boosted the company's stock by 20%, adding over $400 billion to its market capitalization. Known for his unconventional online persona and penchant for posting off-color memes, Wang’s arrival at Meta initially faced skepticism but now seems to be paying off with the success of Muse.
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Alexandr Wang, a 29-year-old MIT dropout and CEO of Scale AI, was hired by Mark Zuckerberg in a $14 billion deal last year to bring fresh energy to Meta. Known for his unconventional style—posting racy memes and wearing a mullet—Wang has introduced the controversial Muse AI app that has recently sent Meta's stock soaring by 20%, boosting its market capitalization. Despite initial skepticism, Wang’s appointment has seen support from some quarters; Mike Volpi, one of Scale’s board members, praised Zuckerberg for being able to make the hire work despite concerns it might ruffle feathers within the company.
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Alexandr Wang — the 29-year-old MIT dropout who has spearheaded the launch of Meta’s wildly successful Muse AI app — is a foul-mouthed, mullet-wearing tech bro with a penchant for posting off-color memes on social media.
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who → spearhead → media
“[D]oes this do anything for any of you,” Wang wrote, adding, “be honest no judgment zone.”
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Wang → do → you
The post sparked a torrent of copycat memes – some of which Wang reposted – depicting the mascot in sexually charged poses.
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Wang → spark → poses
The techie shared one post that showed Zuckerberg and his own head atop Jolly’s body in the butt-flaunting pose – adding to the mounting online content sexualizing the mascot.
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that → share → mascot
Wang – who was hired by Zuckerberg last year in a $14 billion deal – has brought a heavy dose of free-wheeling Gen Z energy to Meta as the company has grappled with assorted scandals and litigation including a $12.7 billion settlement in California over teen social media addiction.
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company → hire → addiction
Wang’s arrival initially sparked tumult and skepticism, with numerous high-profile executives including AI guru Yann LeCun leaving the company in the months that followed.
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that → spark → months
But over the past month, the release of the Muse app has sent Meta’s stock soaring 20% – boosting its market capitalization by more than $400 billion.
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release → send → billion
“this is f–king great,” Wang wrote on Saturday in response to a post on X that showed how one user employed Muse to build a video game app.
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user → write → app
Wang’s online profile is drastically different from Zuckerberg – who has long been known for his straight-arrow Facebook posts that tend to mark family occasions and product launches along with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu matches.
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that → know → matches
At Meta’s recent annual developer conference, Wang appeared on stage wearing a camouflage “Whitetail Deer” T-shirt and a pair of Crocs.
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Wang → appear → Crocs
One X user mocked Wang for the garb, saying the tech executive likely spent thousands of dollars on the outfit.
“excuse me I must correct the record on this slander,” Wang shot back, writing on a photo of himself the prices he paid for each item – $30 for the thrifted T-shirt, $60 for the Crocs and $5 Calvin Klein underwear.
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he → mock → Crocs
Wang highlighted the latter by drawing a red arrow pointing to his crotch.
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Wang → highlight → crotch
Wang’s edgy style could be entirely strategic as Meta has struggled to reel in younger users to Facebook and Instagram platforms.
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Meta → struggle → platforms
Meanwhile, the 42-year-old Zuckerberg, a father of three, has lately played more official roles, including dining with President Trump at the White House last week – a far cry from when Zuckerberg had “I’m CEO, Bitch” printed on his business cards not long after launching the company in 2004.
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I → play → 2004
Wang co-founded and served as CEO of the data-labeling startup Scale AI, which exploded in value as it became a key vendor for leading AI labs – turning Wang into one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires.
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it → co → billionaires
Wang joined Meta in a June 2025 deal in which Meta invested $14 billion into Scale, took a 49% stake and hired the CEO to revamp its AI efforts following a disappointing showing of its latest model Llama 4.
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Meta → join → model
Upon joining Meta, Wang was reportedly frustrated by Zuckerberg’s micromanagement of the company’s AI push, calling it “suffocating,” according to a Financial Times report.
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Wang → join → report
Mike Volpi, one of Scale’s board of directors and a partner at Hanabi Capital, told the Wall Street Journal that when “you spend billions of dollars to bring onboard a non-Meta person in a very senior role in this company, it’s going to ruffle some feathers.”
But, he added, “I would give both Mark and Alex an enormous amount of credit for actually being able to make it work.”
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it → tell → credit
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