AI/Data · AWS
Scale AI
Beyond data-labeling, Scale trains its own Defense Llama (fine-tuned Llama 3) for U.S. national security on its Donovan federal platform; evaluates frontier models for the DoD CDAO.
Foundation proximity: Native (own / self-hosted weights)
Foundational models & how they consume them
PrimaryDefense Llama (own, Llama-3 fine-tuned)· self-hosted (Donovan) · Native (own / self-hosted weights)
Secondaryfrontier models (eval/RLHF)· partner · Cloud-hosted (Bedrock/Vertex/Azure)
Cloud & datastore
AWSPostgreSQLMongoDBCompliance
SOC 2FedRAMPISO 27001Others that build on Meta · Llama
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FAQ
Does Scale AI use a foundational AI model?
Scale AI uses Defense Llama (own, Llama-3 fine-tuned), frontier models (eval/RLHF) (Native (own / self-hosted weights)).
What cloud does Scale AI run on?
Scale AI runs on AWS.
What database does Scale AI use?
Scale AI uses PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
How close does Scale AI run to the foundational model?
Scale AI is Native (own / self-hosted weights) — close to the metal, so cheaper tokens and more control over outputs.
Sources
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