[Hiring] AI Conversation Recording Contributor @RWS TrainAI

Role Description

We are looking for AI Conversation Recording Contributors to join an Afrikaans (South Africa) speech data collection project and help support the evaluation and development of the next generation of AI technologies.

• Job Type: Freelance
• Location: Work from home
• Work Schedule: Flexible, task-based work (approximately 2–4 hours daily)
• Project Duration: TBC
• Start Date: Immediately
• Rate: 8 USD/hour

This short project offers an opportunity to evaluate and improve speech recognition and conversational AI technologies by providing spontaneous speech collected from real-life situations.

The collected recordings, annotations, and related metadata will be used to evaluate the spontaneous speech capabilities of speech-enabled AI models. The compiled data may be reviewed for quality and incorporated into datasets used for research, development, testing, and improvement of AI systems.

What You’ll Do

• Record or collect natural, spontaneous speech in accordance with the project guidelines.
• Participate in or capture speech from approved real-life situations, such as workplace conversations or casual one-on-one discussions.
• Complete individual or two-person conversational speech tasks, or participate in voice or voice-text interactions with an AI or machine-based system.
• Annotate collected speech data according to the instructions provided.
• Provide the required information and metadata related to each recording.

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Afrikaans (South Africa).
• Authentic pronunciation and strong familiarity with the target language through everyday use.
• Advanced level of English to understand written instructions.
• Contributors must not imitate dialects or accents that are not their own.
• Experience with speech recording or data annotation projects is an advantage, but not required.
• Strong attention to detail when providing annotations and recording metadata.
• Ability to follow detailed project and recording instructions.

Technical Requirements

• Quiet room or recording space with minimal background noise.
• Computer microphone or headset with microphone.
• Reliable internet connection.
• Ability to access and use an online recording platform.

Benefits

• Flexible, remote work.
• Timely and reliable payments.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI technology.
• Access to future language and AI-related projects.
• A flexible engagement ideal for gaining experience with AI data collection projects.