Would you rather work in finance or AI?

It's one of those questions that seems to demand a choice. Finance offers stability, strong earning potential, and the chance to work at the center of how business gets done. AI promises innovation, cutting-edge technology, and the opportunity to shape the future.

But what if the question itself is outdated? What if the most interesting opportunities are happening where these two worlds intersect?

Here's what's actually happening: the smartest people in both fields are already combining them. And they need your help.

When machines meet money

Picture this: It's 2 a.m. and an AI system is sifting through millions of transactions, hunting for fraud. It never gets tired, never loses focus, and it just flagged a suspicious pattern that would have taken human analysts weeks to spot. This isn't science fiction—it's happening right now. Banks deploying AI have seen efficiency jump 15-20%, but those systems didn't learn on their own. They had teachers: experts who showed them what real risk looks like and how to tell legitimate transactions from threats.

AI is already transforming finance

• Risk management: Algorithms model market volatility and credit risk, processing vast datasets. But we need humans to define what "risk" means. netsuite.com, 

• Fraud detection: : Pattern-recognition tools catch anomalies and reduce false positives after learning from human expertise. netsuite.com
  Compliance and audit: Natural language processing reads regulations and flags potential violations, guided by human judgment. netsuite.com.

• Investment: Machine learning spots market trends and optimizes portfolios based on strategies humans design.

The breakthrough happens when finance professionals teach machines how their world operates.

What teaching AI actually looks like

Think of it as being a finance tutor for artificial intelligence:

• Document training: Show AI how to interpret financial statements, contracts, and regulatory filings

• Context-building: Explain your decision-making process for risk assessment and compliance

• Quality control: Review AI-generated analysis to ensure it makes sense.

• Process refinement: Improve the instructions that guide AI through complex financial tasks.

These are the opportunities that Outlier offers. We match finance experts with projects that teach AI to understand your field. The pay is transparent, the schedule is flexible, and you’re building tools that could reshape how finance operates.

Why this matters for you

Professionals who understand AI aren’t getting replaced; they’re leading the way. By working on AI training projects, you’ll gain firsthand experience with the technology that’s transforming finance.

The future isn't humans versus machines; it's humans and machines solving problems together. AI needs your expertise to interpret markets and compliance. You need its processing power to analyze data at unprecedented scale.

At Outlier, you can earn additional income, gain AI experience, and help build the next generation of financial tools, all while leveraging the expertise you've already built.

Ready to put your finance knowledge to work in AI? Join Outlier and help train tomorrow's financial assistants.