New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Meta's aggressive push to emerge as a global leader in artificial intelligence is facing internal strain, with a new report suggesting growing unease among senior leaders over how the effort is being run.

According to a Financial Times report, Alexandr Wang - the billionaire founder of Scale AI who joined Meta earlier this year - has privately expressed frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg's highly hands-on management style, describing it to associates as restrictive. Wang became a central figure in Meta's AI strategy after the company invested over $14 billion for a 49% stake in his data-labeling startup.

Publicly positioned as a key architect of Meta's AI reset, Wang is said to be struggling with the pace and str...