Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Outsmart Artificial Intelligence with Your Human Brilliance

Join the top 1% of Physics experts worldwide to shape the future of AI. Earn up to $50 per hour.

Join the top 1% of Physics experts worldwide to shape the future of AI. Earn up to $50 per hour.

in collaboration with Scale AI

Earn up to $318 per
research challenge

Earn up to $318 per research challenge
Earn up to $318
per research challenge

for qualified problem
and solution pairs

for qualified problem + solution pairs

for qualified problem
+ solution pairs

Remote work,
flexible hours

Remote work, flexible hours

Remote work,
flexible hours

Work from
anywhere, anytime

Work from anywhere, anytime

Define
AI's future

Define AI's future
Define
AI's Future

Leverage your expertise
and train frontier AI models

Leverage your expertise and train frontier AI models

About Outlier

Outlier is committed to improving the intelligence & safety of AI models. Owned and operated by Scale AI, we’ve recently been featured in Forbes for partnering experts with top AI labs to provide the high quality data for LLMs.

About the role
Our mission is to challenge AI with Humanity’s Last Exam, a rigorous new way to test AI’s intelligence and reasoning. To do so, we are recruiting a group of exceptional minds to craft PhD and Master's level problems that current AI models cannot solve correctly.

Read more about Scale AI and Humanity's Last Exam
Read more about Scale AI and Humanity's Last Exam

IN THE NEWS

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more capable of mimicking human reasoning, it's increasingly requiring more highly skilled humans, often with specific areas of expertise, to hone its models.

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What you will be doing

Create Challenging Prompts for AI

Write a valid question that AIs and average humans cannot answer.

Subject

Physics

Question

Provide a challenging prompt that will stump the AI model or cause it to "break".

Provide Benchmark Solutions

Provide a definitive, high quality solution that serves as the benchmark for evaluating AI responses. 

Question

Difficult

Answer/Solution

Provide a high-quality, thorough response that directly matches the intent of the original prompt.

Participate in Peer Review

Work closely with fellow experts to evaluate and refine each other's solutions. Provide feedback to ensure high accuracy.

Contributor A’s response

Edit

Approve

What we’re looking for

  • PhD or Master's Degree in Physics or a related field (e.g. Theoretical Physics, Astrophysics, Quantum Mechanics). Can be currently enrolled.

  • Attendance or a degree from a Top 200 accredited University or Institution such as Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Oxford.

  • Deep subject matter expertise with the ability to create complex, graduate-level problems that challenge AI reasoning.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in crafting rigorous, high-quality questions and solutions.

  • Attention to detail to accurately assess AI capabilities and evaluate peer submissions.

  • Fluency/High proficiency in English.

What you will get from contributing

Earn up to $318/research challenge

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent

Earn up to $318/research challenge

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent

Earn up to $318/research challenge

Rates vary based on quality, accuracy and time spent

Co-author a research paper on how data enhances AI reasoning

Analyze how effectively this data impacts industry-leading models

Co-author a research paper on how data enhances AI reasoning

Analyze how effectively this data impacts industry-leading models

Co-author a research paper on how data enhances AI reasoning

Analyze how effectively this data impacts industry-leading models

Flexible schedule and time commitment

No contracts, no 9-to-5. You control your schedule. (Most experts spend 5-10 hours/week, up to 40 hours working from home.)

Flexible schedule and time commitment

No contracts, no 9-to-5. You control your schedule. (Most experts spend 5-10 hours/week, up to 40 hours working from home.)

Flexible schedule and time commitment

No contracts, no 9-to-5. You control your schedule. (Most experts spend 5-10 hours/week, up to 40 hours working from home.)

Join an exclusive network of top 1% folks in their domains

Collaborate with leading experts at an all-expenses-covered event

Join an exclusive network of top 1% folks in their domains

Collaborate with leading experts at an all-expenses-covered event

Join an exclusive network of top 1% folks in their domains

Collaborate with leading experts at an all-expenses-covered event

Hear from other experts

Being able to discuss the nuances of intricate genetic systems with people from around the world that I've never met before is super cool… and of course the money is a good bonus!

Josh Cole

Biologist, United States

Being able to discuss the nuances of intricate genetic systems with people from around the world that I've never met before is super cool… and of course the money is a good bonus!

Josh Cole

Biologist, United States

Being able to discuss the nuances of intricate genetic systems with people from around the world that I've never met before is super cool… and of course the money is a good bonus!

Josh Cole

Biologist, United States

As an engineer, I often use Al models to get the right answers, but this experience is the opposite: I need to make the models generate wrong answers. It ⁠is strange, exciting, and unforgettable.

Cuong N.

Computer Scientist, Vietnam

As an engineer, I often use Al models to get the right answers, but this experience is the opposite: I need to make the models generate wrong answers. It ⁠is strange, exciting, and unforgettable.

Cuong N.

Computer Scientist, Vietnam

As an engineer, I often use Al models to get the right answers, but this experience is the opposite: I need to make the models generate wrong answers. It ⁠is strange, exciting, and unforgettable.

Cuong N.

Computer Scientist, Vietnam

Process

Here’s what to expect when you apply

STEP 1

Create an account
on Outlier

STEP 1

Create an account
on Outlier

STEP 1

Create an account
on Outlier

STEP 2

Verify your identity and conduct a video interview

STEP 2

Verify your identity and conduct a video interview

STEP 2

Verify your identity and conduct a video interview

STEP 3

Contribute your expertise to outsmart models and earn

STEP 3

Contribute your expertise to outsmart models and earn

STEP 3

Contribute your expertise to outsmart models and earn

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Humanity's Last Exam (HLE) in simple terms?

What is Humanity's Last Exam (HLE) in simple terms?

What is Humanity's Last Exam (HLE) in simple terms?

What is the relationship between Outlier and Scale AI?

What is the relationship between Outlier and Scale AI?

What is the relationship between Outlier and Scale AI?

How will contributors be paid for their HLE submissions?

How will contributors be paid for their HLE submissions?

How will contributors be paid for their HLE submissions?

What are the main benefits of participating in HLE?

What are the main benefits of participating in HLE?

What are the main benefits of participating in HLE?

What's the expected time commitment for participants?

What's the expected time commitment for participants?

What's the expected time commitment for participants?

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