Scale AI
by Scale AI
Data infrastructure for AI
Risk Score: 7/100 (Low) · 4+ incidents · Legal 28 · Safety 0 · Privacy 0 · Regulatory 0 · Security 0
Risk Score
Apr 27, 2026
Risk Score Breakdown
Legal Risk
Court cases & lawsuits
28/100
Safety Risk
Incidents & harm events
0/100
Privacy Risk
Breaches & GDPR actions
0/100
Regulatory Risk
FTC, EU enforcement
0/100
Security Risk
CVEs & vulnerabilities
0/100
Incident Timeline
4 total incidents · showing 4 most recent
Jan 2026
Scale AI has been named as a defendant in a post-award federal contract dispute in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1:26-cv-00155). The dispute involves the United States and Enabled Intelligence, Inc.
Sep 2025
Scale AI is a named party in a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California (Case 3:25-cv-07402) alleging trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The case also involves Mercor.io Corporation and Eugene Ling.
Jan 2025
A diversity personal injury lawsuit was filed against Scale AI, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (case 3:25-cv-00620). The plaintiffs are Howard Quattlebaum, Latoya Howard, and Steve McKinney.
Oct 2024
A Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit involving Scale AI, Outlier AI, HireArt, and Tyler Ramey was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case was terminated on May 12, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Scale AI's AI risk score?
Scale AI has an AI Risk Score of 7/100 (Low Risk). This score is calculated from 4+ documented public incidents across legal, safety, privacy, regulatory, and security categories.
Is Scale AI safe to use?
Scale AI by Scale AI has a low risk profile based on public data. Organizations should review the full incident list and conduct their own due diligence. This score does not constitute legal advice.
Does Scale AI have lawsuits?
Yes — our public records show 4 court case(s) for Scale AI, including: Court Case: SCALE AI, INC. v. United States; Court Case: Scale AI, Inc. v. Mercor.io Corporation; Court Case: Schuster v. Scale AI, Inc.; Court Case: Ramey v. Scale AI, Inc..
How is the AI Risk Score calculated?
Scores are weighted across 5 categories: Legal (25%), Safety (25%), Privacy (20%), Regulatory (15%), Security (15%). Each incident is scored by severity and type, then decayed based on age. Active lawsuits and fatal incidents do not decay.
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