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Mandarin Chinese (Simplified) Freelance Writer

Mandarin Chinese (Simplified) Freelance Writer

Outlier

Remote

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

Outlier helps the world's most innovative companies improve their AI models by providing human feedback. Are you an experienced Simplified Chinese writer who would like to lend your expertise to train AI models?
About the opportunity:
  • Outlier is looking for talented writers with fluency in Simplified Chinese to help train generative artificial intelligence models
  • This freelance opportunity is remote and hours are flexible, so you can work whenever is best for you.

You may contribute your expertise by...
  • Reading Simplified Chinese text in order to rank a series of responses that were produced by an AI model
  • Writing a short story in Simplified Chinese about a given topic
  • Assessing whether a piece of Simplified Chinese text produced by an AI model is factually accurate

Examples of desirable expertise:
  • Experience as a professional translator
  • Professional writing experience (copywriter, journalist, technical writer, editor, etc.)
  • Enrollment in or completion of an undergraduate program in a humanities field or field related to writing
  • Enrollment in or completion of a graduate program related to creative writing

Payment:
  • Project work: Earn up to USD $20 per hour for core project work
  • 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%.
  • Rates vary based on expertise, skills assessment, location, project need, and other factors. For example, higher rates may be offered to PhDs. For non-core work, such as during initial project onboarding or project overtime phases, lower rates apply. Additional incentives data is based on payments made in the past six months and is updated quarterly. Certain projects offer incentive payments. Please review the payment terms for each project.

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This is a 1099 contract opportunity on the Outlier.ai platform. Because this is a freelance opportunity, we do not offer internships, sponsorship, or employment. You must be authorized to work in your country of residence. If you are an international student, you may be able to sign up for Outlier if you are on a visa. You should contact your tax and/or immigration advisor with specific questions regarding your circumstances.

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