Scale
Get human tasks done with just one line of code.
Scale launched on June 29, 2016 with 717 votes, #6 of 4,334 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Scale is a developer tool that enables programmers to outsource human microtasks through a simple API. The platform handles jobs like image annotation, audio transcription, OCR, categorization, data comparison, and collection. It's designed for developers and businesses who need to integrate human intelligence into their workflows without managing workers directly. Scale lets users accomplish these tasks with minimal code, streamlining the process of getting human-verified work completed on demand.
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From the sources
Scale offers humans on-demand, outsourcing microtasks such as Image Annotation, Audio Transcription, OCR Transcription, Categorization, Comparison, or Data Collection.
Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500.
Scale works across the AI stack, from the data that trains the models you rely on, to the systems that put them to work. Humans stay in the loop. Most AI deployments in enterprise and government fail. We find the right use case, build the system, and own the outcome. The models at the frontier run on Scale data. We source contributors with precision (25% have advanced degrees) and deliver at the bar frontier AI demands. 90% of the world's leading generative AI model builders are powered by Scale. Reducing physician cognitive load by turning complex patient records into clinical intelligence. Powering an interactive AI experience that brings a century of journalism to life. Accelerating real…from scale.com
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