AI Safety Expert – English, Kannada

Mercor

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

Posted 9/28/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $16 - $22 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in red-teaming conversational AI models and agents, focusing on identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring the safety and robustness of AI systems. Proficient in generating human data through annotation and classification while maintaining high-quality standards and clear communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red-Team Conversational AI ModelsAdversarial ML ExperienceNative Fluency in English and KannadaCybersecurity ExperienceAbility to Identify Subtle Errors

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Hard Skills

JailbreaksPrompt InjectionsBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationVulnerability ClassificationSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionAdversarial Machine LearningPenetration Testing

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentClear Explanation SkillsAdaptabilityAttention to DetailIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Conversational AI TestingCybersecuritySocio-Technical RiskHarassment ProbingDisinformation Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Red-team conversational AI models and agents through 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 keep testing consistent
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases for customers
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, or harmful behaviors
Uncover vulnerabilities that automated tests miss
Expand evaluation coverage and reduce production surprises
Help Mercor customers strengthen the safety, robustness, and trustworthiness of their AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native fluency in English and Kannada
Strong judgment about language and content, including assessing whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate
Ability to identify subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Ability to follow guidelines and quality standards consistently
Ability to explain reasoning clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers
Independent contractor status
Must not be an H1-B or STEM OPT candidate
Nice-to-have: adversarial ML experience, including jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, or model extraction
Nice-to-have: cybersecurity experience, including penetration testing, exploit development, or reverse engineering
Nice-to-have: socio-technical risk experience, including harassment/disinformation probing, abuse analysis, or conversational AI testing
Nice-to-have: creative probing experience in psychology, acting, or writing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule
Payments weekly via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for sensitive-content projects
Competitive pay
Direct experience in human data-driven AI red teaming
Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
Referral payments of up to $90 for each successful referral, subject to limits