The Latest Breaking News from Scale AI

There are 372 AI unicorns right now, according to PitchBook. Here’s what that means

Right now, in the tech industry paddock, there are 372 AI unicorns, according to PitchBook.

Fortune · Mar 28, 2025

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounds alarm over a ‘Manhattan Project’ for superintelligent AI

Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks are warning that treating the global AI arms race like the Manhattan Project could have dangerous consequences.

Fortune · Mar 6, 2025

Future of AI in focus at Web Summit Qatar 2025

More than 1,520 start-ups and 600 investors gather in Doha for an expanded edition of the annual Web Summit.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025

The U.S. defense and homeland security departments have paid $700 million for AI projects since ChatGPT’s launch

While investors debate the business potential of AI, some eager early customers appear to be U.S. defense and security agencies.

Fortune · Oct 15, 2024

AI is a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s underpinned by an invisible and exploited workforce

In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labelling data.

The Conversation · Oct 8, 2024

AI has a stupid secret: we’re still not sure how to test for human levels of intelligence

Two of San Francisco’s leading players in artificial intelligence have challenged the public to come up with questions capable of testing the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like Google Gemini and OpenAI’s o1. Scale AI, which specialises in preparing the vast tracts of data on which the LLMs are…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2024

'It's My Little Way To Give Back': CEO Explains Why Arizona Iced Tea Stayed 99 Cents For 32 Years

Arizona Iced Tea stays true to its 99-cent price and big cans by producing faster, shipping better, shipping closer, and using thinner cans.

International Business Times UK · Jun 27, 2024

Brian Armstrong And Elon Musk Praise Scale AI CEO For Hiring Based On 'Merit', Not 'Woke' Hiring

Scale AI, a hot startup, prioritises merit and predicts AI skills will be crucial for future job opportunities.

International Business Times UK · Jun 18, 2024

Exclusive: Scale AI secures $1B funding at $14B valuation as its CEO predicts big revenue growth and profitability by year-end

Scale AI, which helps companies label and test data for AI model training, has closed a new $1 billion funding round at a $14 billion valuation.

Fortune · May 21, 2024

AI models are getting better at grade school math — but a new study suggests they may be cheating

LLMs may be getting better at passing benchmark tests by 'memorizing' the answers

Tom’s Guide · May 6, 2024