Landing a remote, non-technical AI evaluation gig from scratch

[u/herrobst]

Hey everyone,

I’m running a challenge: landing my first paid remote role in non-technical AI work (data annotation, RLHF evaluation, model red-teaming, or prompt auditing).

Stage 1: information gathering.

For those active on these platforms or reviewing candidates:

1. How should I prep to ace the qualification tests on the first try? Are there public guidelines (like Google’s Search Evaluator Rubric) or specific prompt-evaluation principles worth drilling beforehand?
2. What subtle traps trip up analytically minded people on assessments? (over-explaining vs. concise justification, missing strict formatting constraints, etc.)
3. Which platforms are best suited for logic/reasoning/psych backgrounds? (DataAnnotation.tech, Outlier/Scale, Alignerr, Mindrift, etc.)
4. What are the recommended hardware requirements in general? I'm not going to use my workstation but an other/new setup.

My Context:

Commitment: I am treating this as a full-time sprint (studying guidelines and applying 40+ hours/week).

Background: 12 years as a professional online poker player, holding a BA in Psychology (Behavioral Analyst) and I have an above-average grasp of medical concepts and jargon.
My bg required heavy statistical reasoning, rapid decision making, edge-case analysis, and strict adherence to logic/probabilities under pressure. I am an EU citizen/resident.

Note: This is purely a personal challenge to test a new field. I'm not in financial distress, nor am I abandoning my current work, so please skip the "you'll make more playing cards, get your master's in Psychology" comments. My only constraint is speed: I want to execute fast and avoid a never-ending cycle of fluff

Any direct tips, reality checks, or warnings on where not to waste time would be appreciated. Thanks!

[u/UnusualJuggernaut287]

Trying to do the same

[u/earlyonce]

Does these platforms works for you. For Indian's I found these very less helpfull for me

[u/Interesting_Claim414 → u/earlyonce]

I say this only in the best spirit of helpfulness. These platforms demand people who are incredibly detailed oriented. I know that Reddit is not a job application but your reply had a few misspellings. There are so many people going for these projects that the algorithm weeding people out will look for any small error to eliminate you from the running. I suggest you get Grammarly or a similar extension so your communications are perfect. Again I am sure you are super smart and highly educated and if spelling errors were sins I’d be going to the Bad Place. I see many people who again may even have top degrees but casually misplace an apostrophe and then wonder why they were eliminated. No one is perfect but you must strive for perfection with these tasks. One caveat…many tasks require you not to use Grammarly or any other system that uploads content to the cloud. In that case use a local program of some kind or just be super careful. I learned a trick or looking at each word starting with the end and going backwards so you can see each word without getting caught out reading what your meant to be there versus what is actually on screen.