Economics Expert

xAI; United States; On-site; USD 61,992 - 137,760; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

xAI is seeking an AI Expert – Economics to enhance our technologies by collaborating on training AI models and providing high-quality data. You will need a PhD in Economics and strong communication skills. The position allows for remote work and offers a compensation of $45–$100 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Join our mission to advance AI systems and contribute to meaningful economic research.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics or related field required.
• Must have strong proficiency in reading and writing English.
• Ability to autonomously judge data with limited information.

Responsibilities

• Provide input and labels on defined projects using proprietary software.
• Support the delivery of high-quality curated data.
• Collaborate with technical staff to improve annotation tools.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational capabilities

Reading comprehension

Education

PhD in Economics or related field

Job description

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands‑on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

As an AI Expert – Economics, you will be instrumental in enhancing the capabilities of our cutting‑edge technologies by providing high‑quality input and labels using specialized software. Your role involves collaborating closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives. You’ll contribute to refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced economics domains, with a focus on macroeconomic forecasting, microeconomic incentives, and behavioural experiments. This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast‑paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial.

As an AI expert, you will play an essential role in advancing xAI’s mission by supporting the training and refinement of xAI’s AI models. AI experts teach our AI models about how people interact and react, as well as how people approach issues and discussions in economics. To accomplish this, AI experts will actively participate in gathering or providing data, such as text, voice, and video data, sometimes providing annotations, recording audio, or participating in video sessions. We seek individuals who are comfortable and eager to engage in these activities as a fundamental part of the role, ensuring a strong alignment with xAI’s goals and objectives to innovate.

AI Experts test new models, developing unique prompts to advance their cognition, and collaborate with other subject matter experts to complete each new project. At times, this may involve recording audio or video sessions, and experts are expected to be comfortable with these tasks as they are fundamental to the role. Such data is a job requirement to advance xAI’s mission, and AI experts acknowledge that all work is done for hire and owned by xAI.

Responsibilities

• Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
• Support and ensure the delivery of high‑quality curated data.
• Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting‑edge initiatives/technologies.
• Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
• Choose problems from economics fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, and behavioural economics.
• Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.

Basic Qualifications

• Must possess a PhD in Economics or related field.
• Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
• Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
• Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in economics.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Possesses experience with at least one publication in a reputable economics journal or outlet.
• Teaching experience as a professor.

Location and Other Expectations

• Tutor roles may be offered as full‑time, part‑time, or contractor positions, depending on role needs and candidate fit.
• For contractor positions, hours will vary widely based on project scope and contractor availability, with no fixed commitments required. On average most projects may involve at least 10 hours per week to achieve deliverables effectively though this is not a fixed commitment and depends on the scope of work. Contractors have full flexibility to set their own hours and determine the exact amount of time needed to complete deliverables.
• Tutor roles may be performed remotely from any location worldwide, subject to legal eligibility, time‑zone compatibility, and role specific needs.
• For US based candidates, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• For those who will be working from a personal device, your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Compensation and Benefits

US based candidates: $45/hour – $100/hour depending on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. International candidates: Information will be provided to you during the recruitment process.

Benefits vary based on employment type, location and jurisdiction. Benefits for eligible U.S. based positions include health insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave. Specific details and role specific information will be provided to you during the interview process.

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