‘We take data security seriously’: Scale AI locks down sensitive files of Google, Meta and xAI that were reportedly made publicly accessible

Scale AI has secured sensitive project files of clients, including Meta and xAI, after a report suggested that thousands of them, stored in Google Docs, were publicly accessible via links. Following the report, Scale AI, which uses human gig workers to improve the AI models of major tech companies, have now secured those files. A report by Business Insider cited four Scale contractors who remained anonymous to claim that this action temporarily prevented teams of workers from opening training documents. According to the report, thousands of Scale AI files that were previously reviewed and found to be public are now private. The company also recently resolved many of the document access issues for teams and contributors who are now being granted individual access to documents, one worker confirmed.