<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Google and Microsoft are reportedly considering cutting ties with Scale AI, following Meta's large investment in the startup.Google had planned to pay Scale $200 million this year, but is now having discussions with competitors.Microsoft is also looking to pull back, while OpenAI had made a similar decision earlier.Scale AI's clients include self-driving car companies, the U.S. government, and generative AI companies.Generative AI companies utilize Scale's workers with specialized knowledge for annotating data to train models.Google declined to comment on the report, while Scale spokesperson mentioned that its business remains strong and independent.Meta's investment of $14.3 billion in Scale for a 49% stake led to Scale CEO Alexandr Wang joining Meta.The Scale spokesperson affirmed that the company safeguards its customers' data.Scale AI operates as an independent company despite Meta's investment.Meta aims to develop superintelligence with Scale's help, as per earlier reports.