Axios

Scale AI CEO Jason Droege tells Axios that AI is often too unreliable for mission-critical use by business, military and government.

• "The cost of mistakes in these environments can be high," Droege, 47, said in an interview from San Francisco, where Scale — which celebrated its 10th anniversary this week — is based.

Why it matters: Droege — who succeeded founder Alexandr Wang last June when the wunderkind became Meta's first chief AI officer, and Meta took a 49% stake in Scale — wants to signal that it isn't merely a data annotation company, but has long been an AI infrastructure and deployment company.

AI is helping make doctors the unwitting stars of deepfake videos that hawk questionable products or spread misinformation, prompting calls from clinicians for more privacy and transparency laws.

Why it matters: The profusion of AI content on social media platforms could further erode public trust in the medical establishment.

The simplest AI playbook we know doesn't involve a single model. It's three questions, asked by YOU to YOU. They work for any size company, any seniority level:

1. What are the three things, in order of importance, you must do to meet or exceed expectations in your gig?
2. What are three things you think you're supposed to be doing that make no sense, could be done better or not at all?
3. What are three things AI could do better than you to 10x your output?

That's it. Nine answers per person.