AI Safety Expert – English, Kannada

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. Red-team conversational AI models and agents using jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation .

Posted 9/23/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $16 - $22 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in red-teaming conversational AI models through adversarial testing, vulnerability assessment, and bias analysis. Proficient in generating and annotating human data while maintaining adherence to taxonomies and quality standards.

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Adversarial TestingVulnerability AssessmentConversational AI TestingTaxonomy ApplicationClear Communication

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Hard Skills

Red-TeamingPrompt InjectionBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationAnnotation of FailuresClassification of VulnerabilitiesSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingAdversarial Machine LearningExploit Development

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentAttention to DetailAdaptabilityClear Communication

Industry Keywords

Conversational AIJailbreak DatasetsPenetration TestingReverse EngineeringDisinformation ProbingQuality StandardsHuman Data GenerationGuidelines ComplianceHarmful Behaviors AnalysisMisinformation Review

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red-team conversational AI models and agents using jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, bias exploitation, and multi-turn manipulation
Generate human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks
Apply taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to maintain consistent testing
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases for customers
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, and harmful behaviors
Uncover vulnerabilities automated tests miss
Expand evaluation coverage and reduce production surprises
Strengthen customer AI systems through adversarial testing
Work on projects training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native fluency in English and Kannada is required
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to assess whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate, and explain why
Rigorous attention to subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Ability to follow taxonomies, benchmarks, playbooks, guidelines, and quality standards consistently
Clear communication of reasoning to technical and non-technical audiences
Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers
Independent contractor engagement
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported
Nice-to-have specialties include adversarial ML, jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction, penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering, harassment/disinformation probing, abuse analysis, conversational AI testing, psychology, acting, and writing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for sensitive content
Competitive pay
Collaboration with leading researchers
Referral payments of up to $90 per successful referral, subject to limits
Reasonable accommodations upon request