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Scale AI (Scale)

AI data and model development platform

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Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2016
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 500–7,000

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Latest news about Scale AI (Scale)

In short: Scale reached over $1B in new business, secured a $500M Pentagon contract, and faced media scrutiny over its $14B talent deal with Meta Platforms.

Company announcements

May 20 Scale

Scale urges independent AI evaluation for national security

It calls for a government-led framework using third-party evaluators, government agencies, and model builders to assess risks to cyber defense, biosecurity, and critical infrastructure.

May 7 Scale

Scale completes SWE-Atlas benchmark suite

It evaluates coding agents on Codebase QnA, Test Writing, and Refactoring across 284 tasks in real repositories. Top models score in the 40s, revealing gaps in investigation, reliability, and completeness.

May 6 Scale

Scale expands Pentagon AI agreement to $500 million

The Department of War increased the OTA ceiling from $100M to $500M to accelerate adoption across services for computer vision, generative AI, and data operations.

May 1 Scale

Scale AI signs MOU with DOE

The agreement advances the Genesis Mission. It fosters collaboration on key initiatives.

Media coverage

June 15 Forbes

Why Meta Paid $14.3B For Scale AI And Alexandr Wang's Data Empire

Meta's AI Strategy Is Bigger Than Alexandr Wang and Bigger Than Any Single Model. Meta's $14.3 Billion Scale AI Investment Was Really a Bet on...

June 14 CNBC

A year after Meta tapped Alexandr Wang to build a new AI model, Zuckerberg has to sell it

A year after spending over $14 billion to bring in Alexandr Wang and a group of his top Scale AI...

May 9 Yahoo Finance

Pentagon Boosts Meta-Backed Scale AI Contract To $500 Million Amid Military AI Push

The Pentagon's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) has awarded a major $500 million contract to Scale AI, a startup in which Meta Platforms...

May 6 Bloomberg

Meta-Backed Scale AI Wins $500 Million Defense Department Deal

The Pentagon awarded a $500 million contract to Meta Platforms Inc.-backed Scale AI to help sift thr...

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