AI Safety Expert - Adversarial ML
Summary
Contract role placing AI safety experts with AI labs via Mercor: red-team conversational AI models through jailbreaks, prompt injections, and bias exploitation, then annotate failures and document reproducible attack reports. Requires native English and Odia fluency; adversarial ML or cybersecurity background preferred.
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 & Odia
Type: Contract
Compensation: $16–$22/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Red team conversational AI models and agents. Conduct jailbreaks, prompt injections, misuse cases, and bias exploitation.
- Generate high-quality human data. Annotate failures, classify vulnerabilities, and flag systemic risks.
- Apply structure. Follow taxonomies, benchmarks, and playbooks to ensure consistent testing.
- Document reproducibly. Produce reports, datasets, and attack cases that customers can act on.
- Work independently and asynchronously. Thrive in flexible hours while improving AI model performance.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Native fluency in English and Odia.
- Strong judgment about language and content.
- Rigorous attention to detail and consistency.
- Structured approach to guidelines and quality standards.
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Adaptability across projects, task types, and customers.
Preferred
- Experience in Adversarial ML: jailbreak datasets, prompt injection, RLHF/DPO attacks, model extraction.
- Background in Cybersecurity: penetration testing, exploit development, reverse engineering.
- Knowledge of 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
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.