AI Safety Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $22/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 & Telugu Type: Contract Compensation: $20–$22/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 by producing reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.

Work independently and asynchronously to improve AI model performance and ensure flexible hours .

Qualifications Must-Have

Fluent in English & Telugu .

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

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

Preferred

Experience with adversarial ML , cybersecurity , or socio-technical risk analysis.

Skills in creative probing such as psychology, acting, or writing.

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