xAI

Economics Expert

xAI
remote senior contractor $45/hour - $100/hour Remote
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First indexed 18 Apr 2026

Description

As an AI Expert - Economics, you will enhance the capabilities of our cutting-edge technologies by providing high-quality input and labels using specialized software. You will collaborate closely with our technical team to support the training of new AI tasks, ensuring the implementation of innovative initiatives. Your role involves refining annotation tools and selecting complex problems from advanced economics domains, with a focus on macroeconomic forecasting, microeconomic incentives, and behavioral experiments.

This position demands a dynamic approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced environment, where your ability to interpret and execute tasks based on evolving instructions is crucial. As an AI expert, you will play an essential role in advancing xAI's mission by supporting the training and refinement of xAI’s AI models.

Responsibilities:

  • Use proprietary software applications to provide input/labels on defined projects.
  • Support and ensure the delivery of high-quality curated data.
  • Play a pivotal role in supporting and contributing to the training of new tasks, working closely with the technical staff to ensure the successful development and implementation of cutting-edge initiatives/technologies.
  • Interact with the technical staff to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools.
  • Choose problems from economics fields that align with your expertise, focusing on areas like macroeconomics, microeconomics, and behavioral economics.
  • Regularly interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on given instructions.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must possess a PhD in Economics or related field.
  • Proficiency in reading and writing, both in informal and professional English.
  • Outstanding communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational capabilities.
  • Solid reading comprehension skills combined with the capacity to exercise autonomous judgment even when presented with limited data/material.
  • Strong passion for and commitment to technological advancements and innovation in economics.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Possesses experience with at least one publication in a reputable economics journal or outlet.
  • Teaching experience as a professor.
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