June 18, 2025:
OpenAI Severs Ties with Scale AI - OpenAI has terminated its partnership with Scale AI after Meta's significant investment in the startup and appointing Alexandr Wang as CEO. OpenAI is now looking for specialized data providers to advance its AI models, despite earlier plans to continue collaboration. This raises concerns about Scale AI's data labeling business, especially with Google contemplating a similar decision.
Scale AI's interim CEO, Jason Droege, has announced a strategic pivot toward developing custom AI applications for governments and enterprises in response to these challenges.
