Alexandr Wang
Alexandr Wang cofounded Scale AI in 2016 while studying AI at MIT. Scale joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2016 group and built services for preparing and evaluating data. Scale combined human annotation with software and expanded into more industries and stages of AI development. The company later introduced Donovan for government use and a platform for enterprise generative AI applications. In 2024, Scale worked on human feedback, data generation and model evaluation. In June 2025 Scale announced that Wang would join Meta’s AI effort and remain on Scale’s board.
- Now at
- Scale AI
Timeline
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2016
Building Scale AI
Cofounded Scale AI and joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2016 group.
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2019
Combining people and software
Described Scale’s combination of human annotation and software.
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May 2023
Government and enterprise systems
Introduced Donovan and the enterprise generative AI platform.
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2024
Human feedback for models
Scale worked on human feedback and model evaluation.
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June 2025
Moving to Meta
Scale announced his move to Meta in June 2025.
Sources and credits
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