Generalist (Macbook User) | $50-$60/hr Remote
Overview
This part-time, fully remote gig places your research and writing skills at the heart of a cutting-edge AI project. You'll help a top AI lab benchmark and refine its latest models by creating questions, answers, and evaluation tools. The work is structured, low-stress, and perfect for postgraduate students or professionals with a few years of experience. You'll need your own Apple Silicon MacBook (M-series with macOS 15+) to participate.
What You'll Do5
- 1Craft well-structured research questions designed to test the limits of AI models across different fields.
- 2Write accurate, easy-to-understand answers and reference content that helps train advanced language models.
- 3Build evaluation materials, including scoring guidelines, to measure how well models perform on a variety of tasks.
- 4Collect and distill information from many online sources into brief, clear summaries.
- 5Support the project by quickly adapting to new instructions and maintaining high quality standards.
Requirements5
- 1Own a MacBook with an M-series chip (e.g., M1, M2, or later) running macOS 15 or higher — this is mandatory.
- 2Currently enrolled in or recently completed a Master's program, or hold a Bachelor's degree from a prestigious institution plus 2–3 years of relevant work experience.
- 3Strong online research and written communication skills, with the ability to collect and concisely summarize information from diverse sources.
- 4An interdisciplinary academic background is a plus.
- 5Able to commit roughly 10–20 hours per week and start immediately.
Who Should Apply
This role is perfect for a detail-oriented graduate student, recent Master's grad, or early-career professional who loves deep research and writing. You're comfortable digging into unfamiliar topics, synthesizing findings into clean prose, and working independently. If you have a curious mind and own a recent MacBook, you'll thrive in this structured, low-pressure environment.
Salary Insight
$50–$60 per hour, paid hourly for your work on the project.
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Required Skills
Application Tip
Before applying, make sure your resume highlights your MacBook model and macOS version upfront — it's a hard requirement. Also, be ready for a short, 15-minute AI interview that will test your reasoning and research skills; practice summarizing a complex topic concisely.
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