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AI Safety Practitioner

$70
per hour
Hourly contract Remote Last verified 21 Jul 2026
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About the Role

We are seeking experienced AI Safety Practitioners to evaluate the safety, quality, and alignment of frontier AI models across complex, policy-sensitive, and ambiguous ("grey-area") topics. You will assess AI-generated responses, apply safety policies, and help improve model behavior through structured evaluations and feedback. Evaluate AI-generated responses for safety, factual accuracy, policy compliance, and overall quality.

What You'll Do

  • 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.

You're a Good Fit If You

  • Relevant professional experience in this field.
  • Strong written communication skills.
  • Available for the stated weekly commitment.

Role Highlights

Pay
$60-$70/h
Contract
Hourly contract
Location
Remote
Category
Research
Posted
10 days ago
Job ID
WE-6064

Pay & Payout

Independent contractor engagement, fully remote. Mercor pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.

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