AI Safety Expert – English, Punjabi

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

Posted 9/17/2026contractRemote • 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, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities and biases. Proficient in generating high-quality human data and producing actionable reports while maintaining consistency and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Native Fluency In EnglishNative Fluency In PunjabiAdversarial ML ExperienceCybersecurity ExperienceStrong Judgment About Language And Content

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Hard Skills

Red-TeamingPrompt InjectionBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationVulnerability ClassificationSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionAttack Case GenerationAdversarial Machine Learning

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationAttention To DetailAdaptabilityJudgmentIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Conversational AI TestingCybersecurityPenetration TestingExploit DevelopmentSocio-Technical RiskDisinformation ProbingHarassment AnalysisCreative Probing

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 high-quality 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 that customers can act on
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, or harmful behaviors
Uncover vulnerabilities that automated tests miss
Expand evaluation coverage by testing more scenarios and reducing production surprises

Requirements

What you’ll need

Native fluency in English and Punjabi is required
Strong judgment about language and content, including assessing whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate
Ability to explain reasoning clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to notice subtle errors, inconsistencies, and gaps
Ability to work consistently to guidelines and quality standards
Ability to adapt across projects, task types, and customers
Independent contractor engagement
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
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
Higher-sensitivity project participation is optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for sensitive-content projects
Opportunity to build experience in human data-driven AI red teaming
Direct role in making AI systems more robust, safe, and trustworthy
Competitive pay
Collaboration with leading researchers
Reasonable accommodations upon request