AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $25/hr

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: AI Safety Experts — English & Malay
Type: Contract
Compensation: $17–$25/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities

- Red team conversational AI models and agents to identify jailbreaks, prompt injections, and misuse cases.

- Generate high-quality human data by annotating failures, classifying vulnerabilities, and flagging systemic risks.

- Apply structure by following taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.

- Document reproducibly to produce reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.

- Review AI outputs on sensitive topics such as bias and misinformation, with optional participation in higher-sensitivity projects.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Fluent Language Skills Required: English & Malay

- Prior red teaming experience in AI adversarial work , cybersecurity, or socio-technical probing.

- Ability to explain risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

- Experience in Adversarial ML : jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction.

- Background in Cybersecurity : penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.

- Expertise in socio-technical risk: harassment/disinfo probing, abuse analysis, conversational AI testing.

- Creative probing skills: psychology, acting, writing for unconventional adversarial thinking.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

- Upload resume

- AI interview based on your resume

- Submit form

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