AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $70/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 Practitioner Type: Contract Compensation: $60–$70/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities - Evaluate AI-generated responses for safety, factual accuracy, policy compliance, and overall quality. - Review content involving misinformation, political persuasion, self-harm, violence, cyber, biosecurity, and other sensitive domains. - Apply and refine evaluation rubrics for RLHF , SFT , and AI safety benchmarking . - Identify unsafe outputs, hallucinations, reasoning failures, and policy violations. - Provide structured feedback to improve model alignment and safety performance. - Collaborate with AI researchers and safety teams on ongoing evaluation initiatives. Qualifications Must-Have - Bachelor's degree or higher in Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Sociology, Public Policy, Law, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, or a related discipline. - 5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety , Trust & Safety, journalism, public policy, scientific research, security, or a related field. - Excellent written English , critical thinking, and analytical reasoning skills. - Ability to consistently evaluate nuanced and policy-sensitive scenarios. Preferred - Experience with AI Safety , RLHF , SFT , Trust & Safety, or AI evaluation. - Familiarity with safety policies, content moderation, or evaluation rubric development. - Experience reviewing complex, high-risk, or ambiguous content. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: - For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas