The architecture and initial prototype of the 5Growth platform are presented, which integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for network service auto-scaling. This work focuses on enabling automated assurance of vertical service level agreements (SLAs) within 5G networks by incorporating AI/ML into the management and orchestration (MANO) stack. The paper details how the 5Growth platform leverages AI/ML to make network service auto-scaling decisions, outlining modifications to ETSI network service descriptors and the integration of a data engineering pipeline for real-time data gathering and model execution.