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Sam Altman

05/12/25

@ Sequoia Capital

We realized that to scale our models, we needed to transition from pure research to a business model that could sustain the investment required for large AI models.

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Building the ‘Core AI Subscription’ for Your Life

@ Sequoia Capital

OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Building the ‘Core AI Subscription’ for Your Life

05/12/25

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Michael Truell

06/11/25

@ Y Combinator

We realized that scaling laws in AI showed predictable improvements with increased data and compute, which encouraged us to focus on building a product for knowledge work as AI matured.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

We realized that the existing AI models were not sufficient for our needs, prompting us to develop our own models to enhance product quality.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/18/25

@ Y Combinator

The initial business of Scale AI focused on generating data for self-driving car companies, which required us to stay ahead of AI trends.

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Y Combinator Cast

11/01/24

@ Y Combinator

The scaling law in AI suggests that as models grow larger, they will require significantly more computational resources, making them more capital intensive to develop.

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Dan Roberts

05/09/25

@ Sequoia Capital

We need to develop scaling science alongside our compute scaling efforts to ensure effective advancements in AI capabilities.

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Josh Woodward

03/18/25

@ Sequoia Capital

We aim to create sustainable businesses from our AI projects, focusing on finding product-market fit and scalability.

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Aaron Levie

02/20/25

@ Y Combinator

A company scaled to $12 million in revenue within a year by switching models multiple times, demonstrating that enterprises care more about workflow efficiency than the specific AI model used.

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Alexandr Wang

11/03/23

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

The original insight behind founding Scale AI was the belief that as AI grows, the demand for data will increase exponentially, necessitating infrastructure to support that growth.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/18/25

@ Y Combinator

The success of our operational data business created the momentum to explore building applications, which was a significant evolution for Scale AI.