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Mercor
Mercor
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Remote AI Safety Expert (English and Odia) – Contract

Mercor is seeking an AI safety expert fluent in English and Odia to red-team conversational AI models for frontier-model training. The work includes creating vulnerability annotations, attack cases, datasets, and reproducible safety reports.

USUnited States
$16 – $22 / hour
RemoteContractMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredOriya RequiredArtificial Intelligence
Cyber Security

Description

  • Test conversational AI models and agents using jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse scenarios, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation.
  • Document failures, categorize vulnerabilities, and identify systemic risks.
  • Use established taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep evaluations consistent.
  • Create reproducible safety reports, datasets, and attack cases.
  • Investigate model outputs for bias, misinformation, and harmful behavior.
  • Support the training and improvement of frontier AI systems for Mercor’s AI lab and enterprise customers.

Requirements

  • Native-level fluency in English and Odia.
  • Sound judgment when evaluating language and content.
  • Ability to determine whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate, and explain the reasoning.
  • Strong attention to subtle errors, inconsistencies, and omissions.
  • Ability to follow guidelines and quality standards reliably.
  • Ability to communicate reasoning clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Flexibility to work across different projects, task formats, and customers.
  • Willingness to engage as an independent contractor.
  • Applicants must not be H-1B or STEM OPT candidates.
  • Experience or specialization in adversarial machine learning, cybersecurity, socio-technical risk, or creative probing is desirable.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work.
  • Flexible scheduling.
  • Optional participation in higher-sensitivity projects.
  • Guidelines and wellness resources for projects involving sensitive content.
  • Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise.
  • Competitive compensation.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers.
  • Referral payments of up to $90 for each successful referral.

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