Cultural Safety & Red-Teaming Expert (AI Community)

TELUS Digital AI Community; France; Remote; EUR 22,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

TELUS Digital invites experts to join its AI Community as independent contractors, conducting high-stakes adversarial testing to stress test models for safety.

You will work remotely with a global network, applying native language and cultural insights to identify bias or harmful outputs, and documenting findings for risk reports.

Payment is on an hourly basis, currently $18–$50 USD per hour, with project-based terms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Ethics, Cyber Law, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• English proficiency at least B1 (Intermediate).
• Native-level fluency in at least one language.
• Deep knowledge of social and cultural norms of your native language/region.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-stakes adversarial testing sessions to probe model safety.
• Map regional social, political, and religious sensitivities to avoid cultural blind spots.
• Synthesize safety findings into risk reports for policy teams.
• Evaluate the model’s ethical decision-making in gray-area scenarios.

Skills

Adversarial testing

Ethical reasoning

Cultural awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Ethics, Cyber Law, Cybersecurity, or related field

Job description

At TELUS Digital, we know that as AI becomes more powerful, the need for robust safety guardrails is paramount. We view you as our strategic "adversary." You will utilize your critical thinking and cultural depth to stress-test models, uncovering vulnerabilities that could lead to biased or harmful outputs. At TELUS, you are the final line of defense, ensuring that our AI remains a force for good in every corner of the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct high-stakes adversarial testing sessions, employing creative "jailbreaking" techniques to probe model vulnerabilities.
• Map regional social, political, and religious sensitivities to help the model avoid cultural "blind spots" in diverse global markets.
• Synthesize safety findings into comprehensive risk reports, collaborating with Policy Teams to update model safety guardrails.
• Evaluate the model’s ethical decision‑making in "gray-area" scenarios, ensuring it prioritizes human safety and institutional values.

Qualification path

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Ethics, Cyber Law, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• English Proficiency: Minimum B1 (Intermediate) level English to document safety findings.
• Language: Native‑level fluency in at least one language.
• Context: Deep knowledge of the social and cultural norms of your native language/region.

Assessment:

In order to be hired into our community, you’ll go through a subject-specific qualification exam that will determine your suitability for the position and complete ID verification.

Payment:

Currently, pay rates for experts range from $18 - $50 USD per hour

Our Payment terms are defined for each project.

Why Join the TELUS Digital AI Community:

• Community Connection: Work remotely as part of a 1M+ diverse global AI Community of contributors and experts.
• Impactful Expertise: Use your native language and academic degree to shape real-world AI systems and products used by millions every day.
• Hands-on Innovation: Gain experience in the latest AI research, evaluation, and fine-tuning methodologies.
• Global Collaboration: Collaborate with a network of specialists across 20+ domains and 500+ languages and dialects.
• Flexible Engagement: Manage your own schedule while making a meaningful impact on the future of technology.

TELUS Digital AI Community

Our global AI Community is a vibrant network of more than one million contributors from diverse backgrounds who help customers collect, enhance, train, translate, and localize content to build better AI models. Become part of our growing community and contribute to the development of innovative AI technologies used by some of the world's largest brands.

Independent Contractor Relationship

This opportunity is offered on an independent contractor basis. Contributors have the flexibility to choose when and how much they work, subject to project availability and quality requirements. This opportunity is not and should not be construed as creating an employment relationship with TELUS Digital.