Teach frontier AI to see like an ophthalmologist

Teach frontier AI to see like an ophthalmologist

Put your ophthalmology expertise to work training frontier AI. Design image-based clinical prompts, evaluate diagnostic accuracy. Remote, flexible, paid weekly.

Put your ophthalmology expertise to work training frontier AI. Design image-based clinical prompts, evaluate diagnostic accuracy. Remote, flexible, paid weekly.

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Contribute to
real AI research
Contribute to
real AI research

Our contributors have been credited in
Nature publications and top AI benchmarks

Our contributors have been credited in Nature publications and top AI benchmarks

Our contributors have been credited in
Nature publications and top AI benchmarks

Earn Up to $120 USD/hr — Plus Additional Incentives
Earn Up to $120 USD/hr — Plus Additional Incentives

Additional opportunities to earn rewards
based on quality of submission

Additional opportunities to earn rewards based on quality of submission

Additional opportunities to earn rewards
based on quality of submission

Free access to leading LLMs — worth $200+/month
Remote - Select Countries

Get to use Claude, Gemini, and GPT at absolutely no extra cost

Choose your own schedule. Most experts
spend 5-10 hrs per week, up to 40 hours

Outlier connects subject matter experts with AI training projects

Outlier is one of the world’s largest expert platforms, connecting a network of over 700,000 MAs, PhDs, and college graduates worldwide to improve AI models by providing expert human feedback.
Experts on Outlier work wherever and whenever they work best. They are paid weekly based on work completed and gain real AI experience. For example, a number of Outlier experts were recently cited in a 2026 Nature publication.

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"We partnered with Scale AI to work with Enterprises to adopt Llama and train custom models with their own data. We are excited to collectively make Llama the industry standard and bring the benefits of AI to everyone."

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO,
Meta

"We partnered with Scale AI to work with Enterprises to adopt Llama and train custom models with their own data. We are excited to collectively make Llama the industry standard and bring the benefits of AI to everyone."

Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO,
Meta

What you will be doing

  • Create image-dependent prompts that require real-world clinical judgment and synthesis

  • Review and analyze model responses for clinical soundness, scientific rigor, and relevance

  • Provide scientific rigor oversight to ensure that frontier models adhere to the highest standards of formal verification and accuracy

Common Tasks

Write a prompt

Write simple prompts that will act as a starting point for AI models

Edit

Preview

Correct AI-models chain of thought

Review, analyze, and rank AI-models chains of thought for correctness and approach

Step 1 Response

Step 2 Response

Approve

Improve

Step 3 Response

What we’re looking for

  • Medical Degree: MD, DO, MBBS, or equivalent from an accredited medical program (currently enrolled candidates may also be considered) with a focus in Ophthalmology

  • Clinical Experience: Hands-on experience in a healthcare setting; strong preference for practicing or recently practicing clinicians

  • English Proficiency: Fluent in reading and writing, with minimal language errors

  • Analytical Skill: Detail-oriented with the ability to evaluate medical content for accuracy and logical flow

  • Research background with peer-reviewed publications, patents, clinical trials, or industry R&D experience

  • Familiarity with AI model development, prompt engineering, or clinical informatics (not required but a plus)

  • Clinically experienced NPs, PAs, or nursing professionals may also be considered for some projects

Compensation and Benefits

Earn Up to $120 USD/hr — Plus Additional Incentives

On average, Outlier Contributors earn an additional 7.5% on top of the core project rates through Missions — Outlier's version of surge pricing. The top quartile of contributors boost their earnings by an average of 11%. Read More

Earn Up to $120 USD/hr — Plus Additional Incentives

On average, Outlier Contributors earn an additional 7.5% on top of the core project rates through Missions — Outlier's version of surge pricing. The top quartile of contributors boost their earnings by an average of 11%. Read More

Earn Up to $120 USD/hr — Plus Additional Incentives

On average, Outlier Contributors earn an additional 7.5% on top of the core project rates through Missions — Outlier's version of surge pricing. The top quartile of contributors boost their earnings by an average of 11%. Read More

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Flexible schedule and
time commitment

Most experts spend 5-10 hrs/week, up to 40 hours working from home

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

Free access to
Model Playground

Interact, experiment and engage with leading large language models free of cost

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Read about how MIT PhD Daniel Z earns extra income on Outlier

Read about how MIT PhD Daniel Z earns extra income on Outlier

"Daniel has enjoyed the combination of earning extra cash while contributing to AI development and has made over $4,000 on Outlier".

"Daniel has enjoyed the combination of earning extra cash while contributing to AI development and has made over $4,000 on Outlier".

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

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Mo

United Kingdom

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

M

Mo

United Kingdom

Great for PhDs to earn extra income.
I joined Outlier a few month ago and have been active there in the last two months. It is a great place for a side job, and it is possible to earn upward of 1500$ per week if you are assigned to good projects. I especially recommend it to PhD students and graduates who are looking for some extra income.

M

Mo

United Kingdom

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

What I like most about Outlier.ai? I can work whenever I want, late in the evening or early in the morning. When a project is done I automatically receive other projects when available. Also if you show high quality you can move up the ladder from contributor, reviewer, quality control too.... Quality is appreciated and you can earn bonuses regularly depending on the project you are in.

ST

Steven T.

Netherlands

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