Telugu - AI Product Evaluator

Productive Playhouse; Hyderabad; Remote; INR 1,059,000 - 2,117,000; Part time

Job summary

Productive Playhouse in Hyderabad, India, is building a pool of Telugu-speaking evaluators for testing leading AI chatbots. This is a project-based, independent contractor engagement with flexible hours and batches of tasks.

You will interact with AI models to assess capabilities, safety, and helpfulness, and submit deliverables such as writes-ups and ratings as specified in each SOW.

Qualifications

• Native or expert-level fluency in Telugu (India)
• Strong English reading, writing, and communication skills
• 18 years of age or older
• Hands-on experience using AI models or large language models
• Comfortable with both written and voice-based conversation

Responsibilities

• Test and evaluate AI chatbots or language models through structured conversations with goals and prompts
• Participate in voice-based interactions when required and handle session recordings and data sharing as needed
• Submit deliverables (write-ups, ratings, screenshots, or recordings) as specified in each task's requirements

Skills

Telugu fluency

English proficiency

AI model experience

Written and verbal communication

Tech literacy

Job description

Telugu AI Product Evaluator

The Project

Productive Playhouse is building a talent pool of Telugu speakers for an upcoming project testing and evaluating leading AI chatbots. The objective is to enhance response quality through direct user interaction with the various AI models.

Open to freelancers based outside the U.S.

The Details

We're looking for independent contractor engagement (task-based - project-based).

• Pay Rate: $8.00 USD per hour
• You choose which tasks to take, set your own hours, and are free to work with other clients any time. You can stay flexible as the project evolves.
• This is an iterative project, work arrives in batches (there may be pauses between them).

What You’ll Do

As an AI Evaluator, you'll play a critical role in shaping and improving the next generation of Generative AI. You'll participate in structured, hands-on evaluations by interacting directly with various AI models to assess their capabilities, safety, and helpfulness. Your insights and data will directly inform model development and optimization.

Exact tasks vary by project and will be spelled out in that project's Statement of Work (SOW) before you start. Depending on the role, your work may include:

• Testing and evaluating AI chatbots or language models through structured conversations, using assigned goals and prompts.
• Voice-based interactions with AI models - for projects that involve this, sessions are recorded, and audio may be shared with the client as part of the evaluation deliverable.
• Submitting deliverables (write-ups, ratings, screenshots, or recordings) in the format each task specifies.

What We’re Looking For

• Native or expert-level fluency in Telugu, as spoken in India
• Strong English reading, writing, and communication skills - assessment maybe required
• 18 years of age or older
• Hands-on experience using AI models or large language models
• Comfortable with both written and voice-based conversation - and good at asking sharp follow-ups
• Your own smartphone, computer, reliable internet, and comfort with web-based tools
• Able to pass a language proficiency and technical literacy assessment
• Responsive communicator - quick replies move you through onboarding faster
• Able to start within 48 hours

Why PPH?

Your language skills are the whole point - and this project pays for them

Work from anywhere, on your own schedule, alongside any other work you do

Clear task specs, no ongoing oversight, no micromanagement

Real project experience with a global data and language services company

Work that actually improves how AI understands your language

About Productive Playhouse

We started by teaching kids through award-winning programming. We grew into a global data and language services company trusted by clients worldwide. But the mission never changed: keep language alive.

Transcription, translation, localization, linguistic analysis, AI evaluation - it all comes back to preserving languages and the cultures they carry.

All engagements are contingent upon successful completion of identity verification. Productive Playhouse is an equal opportunity organization headquartered in California and committed to diversity and inclusion across our global workforce. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities, regardless of location or engagement type. For accommodations or inquiries, please contact HR.