AI Tutor - Italian

Details

xAI is seeking an AI Tutor specialized in multilingual audio capabilities to train and refine Grok for voice interactions, speech recognition, and auditory experiences across languages, accents, and cultural contexts. The role focuses on curating and annotating high-quality audio data to improve spoken interactions, speech processing, and multilingual audio nuances.

Responsibilities

• Use proprietary software to provide labels, annotations, recordings, and inputs on projects involving multilingual audio clips, voice recordings, speech samples, and auditory elements in various languages.
• Support delivery of high-quality curated audio data that ensures clear, natural spoken output, accurate representation of linguistic and prosodic details (intonation, rhythm, accent), and professional audio standards.
• Collaborate with technical staff to develop tasks that improve the AI's handling of speech modulation, accent variation, noise in real-world recordings, and multilingual audio processing.
• Work with technical staff to improve annotation tools and efficient audio workflows.

Requirements

• Native proficiency in Italian, including exposure to diverse accents, dialects, or regional variations.
• Proficiency in English (minimum B2 level) with clear, natural vocal delivery and pronunciation suitable for audio recording.
• Strong auditory perception to identify nuances in speech, accents, pronunciation, intonation, and audio quality across languages.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multilingual audio content, evaluate speech accuracy, cultural vocal expressions, and contextual interpretation in spoken form.
• Demonstrated ability to transcribe audio with high accuracy across accents and varying audio quality.
• Comfort providing high-quality voice recordings and feedback on audio samples in multiple languages.
• Strong comprehension, independent judgment on ambiguous audio material (including noisy or accented speech), communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to developing AI that masters sophisticated multilingual audio capabilities.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Exceptional attention to linguistic nuance, auditory detail, and data quality beyond standard transcription work.
• Deep understanding of what constitutes good/useful audio data.
• Strong command of advanced transcription and annotation practices, including handling disfluencies, accents, and prosodic features (intonation, stress, rhythm, emotion) with high consistency and accuracy.
• Background in linguistics (phonetics, phonology, sociolinguistics), speech sciences, cognitive science, or equivalent practical experience analyzing accent variation and multilingual speech patterns.
• Experience working with speech/audio datasets, annotation workflows, or AI training data; knowledge/experience with training voice models and understanding how data quality impacts model performance.
• Professional experience in voice work (voice acting, voice recording, podcasting) demonstrating attention to clarity and recording quality.
• Portfolio strongly preferred for advanced candidates: voice samples, annotated transcripts, or audio-related work demonstrating quality and methodology.

Location and Other Expectations

• Tutor roles may be full-time, part-time, or contractor positions depending on needs and fit.
• Contractor hours vary widely by project and availability; on average most projects may require at least 10 hours per week, though this is not a fixed commitment. Contractors have flexibility to set their own hours.
• Roles may be performed remotely from any location worldwide, subject to legal eligibility, time-zone compatibility, and role-specific needs. For U.S.-based candidates, xAI cannot hire in Wyoming or Illinois.
• xAI is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• For those working from a personal device, computers must be a Chromebook, a Mac with macOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Compensation and Benefits

• U.S.-based candidates: $35/hour - $45/hour depending on experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications.
• International candidate compensation information will be provided during the recruitment process.
• Benefits vary by employment type, location, and jurisdiction. For eligible U.S.-based positions, benefits may include health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave. Specifics provided during interviews.

About xAI

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The team is small, motivated, and focused on engineering excellence, with a flat organizational structure and expectation that employees are hands-on, communicate clearly, and prioritize effectively.