Kickstart Your Career in AI While You’re Still in College

Kickstart Your Career in AI While You’re Still in College

Join Outlier’s University Program, where students and future leaders build skills, earn income, and shape the future of AI.

Join Outlier’s University Program, where students and future leaders build skills, earn income, and shape the future of AI.

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A metallic human head wearing a graduation cap, facing a metallic robot head with a smooth, rounded design and a circular eye. Both heads are shown in profile, facing each other on a white background.
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Boost Your Resume with
Real AI Projects
Earn an average $20 - $50/hr,
paid out weekly

Work on applied AI challenges and showcase verified Outlier certifications in your portfolio

Work Anytime,
Anywhere

Work Anytime,
Anywhere

Earn on your schedule. Balance projects with classes, clubs, and campus life.

Join a Global
Student Community
Define
AI's Future
Define AI's future

Collaborate with peers, professors, and
mentors shaping the future of AI.

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.

"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

"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

What you will be doing

What you will be doing

Create Challenging Prompts for AI
Create Challenging Prompts for AI
Create Challenging Prompts for AI

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

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

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

Subject

Medicine

Question

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

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

Provide Benchmark Solutions
Provide Benchmark Solutions
Provide Benchmark Solutions

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

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

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.

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

Participate in Peer Review
Participate in Peer Review
Participate in Peer Review

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

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

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

Contributor A’s response

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What we’re looking for

  • Students and recent grads in undergrad, master’s, or professional programs (medicine, design, computer science, engineering, and more).

  • Curious minds eager to apply what you’re learning in the classroom to real-world AI challenges.

  • Creative problem-solvers who can come up with smart questions, innovative solutions, and new ways to test AI systems.

  • Collaborative peers who enjoy working with classmates, professors, and industry mentors to raise the bar together.

  • Detail-oriented thinkers who can carefully review work, spot errors, and give clear, constructive feedback.

  • Strong communicators with solid English skills, ready to share ideas and explain complex topics simply.

  • ✨ No prior AI experience required — just bring your skills, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

What you will get from contributing

Earn while you learn

Get paid for your work on AI projects, build skills and your bank account at the same time

Earn while you learn

Get paid for your work on AI projects, build skills and your bank account at the same time

Earn while you learn

Get paid for your work on AI projects, build skills and your bank account at the same time

Build Your Resume and Portfolio

Showcase real-world AI project experience, earn Outlier certifications, and stand out to recruiters and grad schools.

Build Your Resume and Portfolio

Showcase real-world AI project experience, earn Outlier certifications, and stand out to recruiters and grad schools.

Build Your Resume and Portfolio

Showcase real-world AI project experience, earn Outlier certifications, and stand out to recruiters and grad schools.

Work on Your Schedule

Balance projects with classes, clubs, and internships — contribute a few hours a week or more when you have time.

Work on Your Schedule

Balance projects with classes, clubs, and internships — contribute a few hours a week or more when you have time.

Work on Your Schedule

Balance projects with classes, clubs, and internships — contribute a few hours a week or more when you have time.

Join a Global Student Community

Collaborate with peers, professors, and mentors who are shaping the future of AI. Grow your network while making an impact.

Join a Global Student Community

Collaborate with peers, professors, and mentors who are shaping the future of AI. Grow your network while making an impact.

Join a Global Student Community

Collaborate with peers, professors, and mentors who are shaping the future of AI. Grow your network while making an impact.

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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

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".

Outlier is a reliable and rewarding way to generate extra income — or even a full-time income. It requires a smart investment of time in training, but once you're up to speed, it's an excellent and flexible way to earn money. The work is varied and enjoyable, and best of all, payments are made weekly without any hassle.

J
Jellep

Netherlands

Outlier is a reliable and rewarding way to generate extra income — or even a full-time income. It requires a smart investment of time in training, but once you're up to speed, it's an excellent and flexible way to earn money. The work is varied and enjoyable, and best of all, payments are made weekly without any hassle.

J
Jellep

Netherlands

Outlier is a reliable and rewarding way to generate extra income — or even a full-time income. It requires a smart investment of time in training, but once you're up to speed, it's an excellent and flexible way to earn money. The work is varied and enjoyable, and best of all, payments are made weekly without any hassle.

J
Jellep

Netherlands

I’ve been working with Outlier as a freelancer, and in my case, it’s been an excellent way to earn extra income while traveling and managing other projects. I’ve never had any issues with payments — they’re always weekly and on time, which is essential for me.

JM
João M.

Portugal

I’ve been working with Outlier as a freelancer, and in my case, it’s been an excellent way to earn extra income while traveling and managing other projects. I’ve never had any issues with payments — they’re always weekly and on time, which is essential for me.

JM
João M.

Portugal

I’ve been working with Outlier as a freelancer, and in my case, it’s been an excellent way to earn extra income while traveling and managing other projects. I’ve never had any issues with payments — they’re always weekly and on time, which is essential for me.

JM
João M.

Portugal

Application and onboarding process

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

Ready to use your brilliance to outsmart AI?

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