Meta's move was clever; Scale directly shifted to government and enterprise AI, making data annotation a thing of the past.

After Meta invested in acquiring a 49% stake in Scale AI and took the founder away, the CEO revealed that this year's revenue is expected to surpass $1 billion. Scale is shifting from data annotation to developing internal AI applications for government and enterprise clients, with annual revenue of about $200 million, expected to surpass data annotation as the largest source within 18 months. Although the acquisition secured a contract with Meta, it also caused OpenAI to lose an important customer. Under the new strategy, the application business is expanding rapidly, with the Department of Defense awarding a $500 million contract, and contracts signed with EY, Mayo Clinic, and others. Scale, along with Palantir and others, was also selected for the Golden Dome project.