Scale AI Maintains Independence Despite Meta’s Stake, New CEO Assures

Scale AI's interim CEO Jason Droege asserts the company's autonomy following Meta's $14.3 billion investment, emphasizing no preferential treatment for the tech giant. Meta remains a customer since 2019, with Droege vowing unchanged data privacy policies and governance. The transition comes as co-founder Alexandr Wang departs to lead Meta's superintelligence division, taking fewer than a dozen employees with him.

Droege, formerly Scale's chief strategy officer, brings Silicon Valley expertise to the role, having served as a Benchmark partner. Strict protocols safeguard client data, ensuring no cross-sharing or board access to proprietary information. Scale's 1,500-strong workforce sees minimal disruption, with Wang retaining a board seat sans additional Meta representation.