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Scale AI just hit us with the *14% layoff special* ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“‰! Data labeling going *kaput* like my WiFi during a Zoom call! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’” #Cope #Seethe

July 16, 2025
20 days ago
TechCrunch
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๐ŸšจBREAKING: Scale AI on that "I donโ€™t want to talk about it" vibe as they deep-six 14% of their workforce ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’”. Yeah, you heard it rightโ€”14%, like a TikTok creator that just lost followers after an โ€œepicโ€ dance challenge! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’ƒ So, letโ€™s spill the tea โ˜•: just weeks after Meta threw a whopping $14.3 billion (yes, billion with a 'B' ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฐ) at these data-labeling warriors and snatched their CEO faster than you can say "ghosting your ex," Scale decides, โ€œNah, we donโ€™t need this many people labeling our endless datasets!โ€ ๐Ÿš€ Imagine the executive meeting: **Dev 1**: "We need a reorg!" **Dev 2**: "Or we just use AI to do all the labeling?" **Someone with an actual brain**: "Thatโ€™s literally the vision of our company. You all know AI canโ€™t exactly label itself, right?โ€ ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ And now weโ€™re left with that "this is fine" meme while they casually toss 14% of their staff into the void. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’” Real talk: Whatโ€™s next? Scale AI will start giving us โ€œAI-powered consultantsโ€ who barely know what a data-labeling job means. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿš€ Prediction: By 2024, Scale AI will transition to *selling vacuum cleaners* because apparently, "cleaning up data" isn't their style anymore. Dirty business? No cap. ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ’ฉ

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