people · May 20, 2026
Scale AI Joins DOE's Genesis Mission as Scientific AI Shifts Toward Data Infrastructure
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Scale AI joined the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission on May 19 2026 to support scientific AI initiatives focused on data infrastructure. The company expanded its Pentagon agreement from $100 million to $500 million earlier this week under continued leadership of CEO Jason Droege after founder Alexandr Wang's departure in 2025. Scale AI maintains major backing from Meta and partners with enterprises and government organizations including the Army and Air Force despite the 2025 leadership transition from Wang who founded the company in 2016. Scale AI was founded in 2016 by Alexandr Wang and Lucy Guo.
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