AI Safety Expert – English, Tamil

Mercor

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

Posted 9/20/2026contractRemote • 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 and agents, with a focus on identifying vulnerabilities and systemic risks. Proficient in producing reproducible reports and datasets while ensuring adherence to quality standards and guidelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red-Team Conversational AI ModelsVulnerability AssessmentFluent in English and TamilAdversarial Machine LearningCybersecurity

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Hard Skills

Prompt InjectionBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationFailure AnnotationSystemic Risk ClassificationReproducible ReportingDataset ProductionEvaluation Coverage ExpansionAutomated TestingQuality Standards Adherence

Soft Skills

Strong Judgment About LanguageClear Explanation of ReasoningAdaptability Across ProjectsAttention to DetailIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Misuse CasesSensitive Topics ReviewSocio-Technical RiskCreative ProbingTaxonomies and Benchmarks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

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
Annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks
Follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to keep testing consistent
Produce reproducible reports, datasets, and attack cases
Review AI outputs involving sensitive topics such as bias, misinformation, and harmful behaviors
Expand evaluation coverage and uncover vulnerabilities automated tests miss
Collaborate on projects training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native fluency in English and Tamil
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to assess whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate
Ability to notice 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 require H1-B or STEM OPT support
Nice-to-have specialties: adversarial ML, cybersecurity, socio-technical risk, or creative probing

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Competitive pay
Opportunity to build experience in human data-driven AI red teaming
Direct role in making AI systems more robust, safe, and trustworthy
Collaboration with leading researchers
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Referral payments of up to $90 per successful referral