Scale AI opens Dubai office at DIFC
Scale AI, the US AI infrastructure company, has established a UAE office at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The company announced the move on Monday, October 26, 2026, at a signing ceremony during the Dubai AI Festival.
According to Scale AI's media release, the UAE branch is based in the Dubai AI Campus at DIFC, part of the Dubai Universal Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence.
Scale AI, founded in 2016, is valued at $29 billion and has more than 1,000 employees. It makes tools that other technology companies use to make their AI products more reliable.
Its software helps identify items in images, tag subjects within large volumes of text and label that information so it can be used in AI apps and chatbots. The company says its largely automated software lets humans review and change outputs to ensure accuracy.
Its listed clients include Meta, Cisco, Instacart, Nvidia, Cohere, OpenAI, Microsoft and Time, as well as the US Air Force and US Army.
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The campus, per the company's release, brings together infrastructure, business support and international connections for AI companies building in Dubai.
Scale AI's stated focus in the UAE is helping institutions build AI they can use for critical use cases and important decisions.
Founder Alexandr Wang left for Meta in June 2025, after Meta announced a significant investment in Scale AI. Jason Droege served as interim chief executive before Francis deSouza, Google Cloud's former chief operating officer, was named Wang's successor.
Trevor Thompson, Scale AI's global managing director, said: "Making our home at DIFC is a long-term commitment. We are here to help UAE institutions build AI they can trust and use for their most critical use cases and important decisions."
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