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A decade of mission-critical AI for government, from teaching the first autonomous vehicles to see to agentic workflows on classified networks.
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Where Scale went first.
Five milestones no one had reached before — from the first sensor fusion data engine to the first commercial LLM on a classified network.
01
2017
The world’s first sensor fusion Data Engine
Source: scale.com/blog
02
2019
The first reinforcement learning from human feedback experiments, with OpenAI
03
2023
The White House’s first third-party AI evaluation partner
Source: scale.com/blog
04
2023
The first commercial LLM deployed to a U.S. classified network
Source: BusinessWire
05
2025
The first Agentic Joint Planning pilot for the Department of War
Source: scale.com/blog
10+ Years of AI & Data Innovation
In 2016, Scale taught the first autonomous cars how to see, and the first frontier models how to think. Today, Scale is the leading provider of mission-critical AI and agentic solutions for frontier AI model developers, AI labs, Fortune 500s, and governments, worldwide.
Our roots in data preparation and AI evaluations and benchmarking, created a foundation that now supports full-stack agentic AI solutions. We are proud to power proven, reliable workflows for the world’s most important decisions, including 40+ government deployments that include some of the largest AI programs operating in production today.
Our commercial products, honed over a decade of use in the public and private sectors, allow mission owners to build, govern, and operate agentic AI workflows. Agencies across government trust Scale for configurable, auditable AI trained on agency data and doctrine.
2016
Scale Begins Labeling Computer Vision Data for Autonomous Vehicles
Scale labels computer vision (CV) data for the first autonomous vehicles. Learn more
2017
Scale Launched world’s first sensor fusion Data Engine
Curated high-accuracy training datasets using human experts, and managing data collection, cleaning, and labeling across diverse formats (e.g., text, image, video, and 3D sensor fusion/LiDAR). Learn more
2018
Scale Powers L4 autonomous vehicles for DoW
Scale collected, curating, and optimizing training datasets for AI-driven logistics, robotics, and defense operations and powered autonomous vehicles for DoW.
2019
Scale Partners with OpenAI
Scale and OpenAI partnered on the first Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) experiments, which trained LLMs to follow human instructions rather than just predict the next word, eventually helping form ChatGPT.
2023
Scale Launches SEAL Lab and Earns Fast Company and Time Honors
Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas and Time’s Best Inventions recognizes Scale for automated damage identification from satellite imagery in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion.
Learn more: Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas and Time’s Best Inventions recognizes Scale for automated damage identification from satellite imagery in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion.Launches the Safety, Evaluation & Alignment Lab (SEAL) to build products that red team LLMs to find faults, biases, and risks, and help mitigate potential harms.
Learn more: Launches the Safety, Evaluation & Alignment Lab (SEAL) to build products that red team LLMs to find faults, biases, and risks, and help mitigate potential harms.White House selects Scale as its first third-party evaluation partner.
Learn more: White House selects Scale as its first third-party evaluation partner.Deploys the first commercial LLM to a U.S. classified network.
Learn more: Deploys the first commercial LLM to a U.S. classified network.
2024
Scale Advances AI Safety, Evaluation, and National Security Applications
Scale collaborates with NIST’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium to advance safe and trustworthy AI.
Learn more: Scale collaborates with NIST’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium to advance safe and trustworthy AI.Scale’s SEAL Lab launches advanced evaluation and red teaming solutions to advance LLM safety
OpenAI and CDAO start using Scale Evaluation to assess model safety, performance and reliability.
Learn more: OpenAI and CDAO start using Scale Evaluation to assess model safety, performance and reliability.Partners with the Center for AI Safety to publish a safety evaluation benchmark for LLMs: the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proxy (WMDP) measuring hazardous knowledge contained by LLMs (biosecurity, chemical security, and cybersecurity).
Learn more: Partners with the Center for AI Safety to publish a safety evaluation benchmark for LLMs: the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proxy (WMDP) measuring hazardous knowledge contained by LLMs (biosecurity, chemical security, and cybersecurity).Launches Defense Llama LLM for DoW to apply GenAI to national security use cases like military planning and intelligence operations.
Learn more: Launches Defense Llama LLM for DoW to apply GenAI to national security use cases like military planning and intelligence operations.Becomes AWS’s first model customization and evaluation partner, evaluating, customizing, and configurating GenAI models on Amazon Bedrock.
Launches Humanity’s Last Exam: AI benchmarks with CAISI to test the limits of AI knowledge at the frontiers of human expertise.
Learn more: Launches Humanity’s Last Exam: AI benchmarks with CAISI to test the limits of AI knowledge at the frontiers of human expertise.
2025
Scale Expands AI for National Defense
DoW awards Scale the first Agentic Joint Planning pilot for DIU’s Thunderforge Initiative, aimed at integrating agentic workflows into joint military operational and theater-level military planning.
Learn more: DoW awards Scale the first Agentic Joint Planning pilot for DIU’s Thunderforge Initiative, aimed at integrating agentic workflows into joint military operational and theater-level military planning.Partners with DoW CDAO to bring advanced AI tools to classified networks
2026
Scale Deepens Defense Partnerships with Golden Dome and Expanded Pentagon Agreement
Space Force selects Scale for the Golden Dome missile defense initiative
Expands Pentagon AI partnership to $500M to accelerate AI project agreements spanning computer vision, GenAI decision support, and data operations.
Learn more: Expands Pentagon AI partnership to $500M to accelerate AI project agreements spanning computer vision, GenAI decision support, and data operations.
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TIME SAVED
36% faster
mission planning and analysis for DoW
ACCELERATE COMPLIANCE
J6 cyber reviews
completed in hours vs. days
EASY TO USE
80% reduction
in operator cognitive burden
REDUCE COSTS
40% faster
faster data preparation vs. manual labeling
FASTER DELIVERY
12x
more likely to reach production vs. industry avg
PROTECT SECURITY
6+ years
deployed on classified networks
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