AI Safety Expert – English, Telugu

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

Posted 9/19/2026contractRemote • 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 systemic risks. Proficient in generating human data through annotation and classification, while maintaining high standards of quality and adaptability across diverse projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Red-Teaming Conversational AIAdversarial Machine LearningVulnerability AssessmentFluent in English and TeluguCybersecurity Experience

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Hard Skills

JailbreaksPrompt InjectionsBias ExploitationMulti-Turn ManipulationAnnotation of FailuresClassification of VulnerabilitiesSystemic Risk FlaggingReproducible ReportingEvaluation Coverage ExpansionQuality Standards Adherence

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentAttention to DetailClear CommunicationAdaptabilityIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Conversational AI TestingCybersecurityPenetration TestingExploit DevelopmentSocio-Technical RiskDisinformation ProbingAbuse AnalysisHarmful BehaviorsMisinformation ReviewGuideline Compliance

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 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 missed by automated tests
Expand evaluation coverage and reduce production surprises
Collaborate on projects focused on training and enhancing frontier AI systems

Requirements

What you’ll need

Fluent/native English and Telugu required
Strong judgment about language and content
Ability to assess whether AI responses are accurate, complete, and appropriate, and explain why
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
H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported
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: psychology, acting, or writing experience for unconventional adversarial thinking

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote role
Flexible schedule; work can be completed on your own schedule
Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
Higher-sensitivity projects are optional
Clear guidelines and wellness resources for sensitive-content work
Competitive pay
Referral payments of up to $90 per successful referral