Model Behavior Tutor - Style, Taste & Aesthetics

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The organization values engineering excellence, curiosity, and a flat organizational structure. Employees are expected to be hands-on, communicate effectively, and contribute directly to the company's mission.

Location: Remote (worldwide)

Salary: $45–$70/hour (US-based candidates)

Responsibilities

• Rank and rewrite outputs for stylistic excellence, voice consistency, and aesthetic impact.
• Curate training data from high-quality writing across literature, essays, technical exposition, and historical texts.
• Eliminate clichés, corporate-speak, verbosity, and low-status signaling.
• Teach the model when brevity is elegance and when controlled extravagance is warranted.

Requirements

• Professional academic editing or copywriting experience.
• Exquisite aesthetic judgment and immediate recognition of “cheap” vs. “expensive” prose.
• Broad and deep reading in literature, philosophy, science writing, and classics.
• Proficiency in reviewing and critiquing written materials, with skills in content organization, narrative enhancement, and emulating various styles and voices.
• Ruthless self-editing instincts and ability to utilize reference materials, style guides, and resources for accurate, standard-adherent annotations.

Benefits

• Benefits vary based on employment type, location, and jurisdiction.
• For eligible U.S. positions: health insurance, 401(k) plan, paid sick leave.

Additional Information

• Tutor roles may be full-time, part-time, or contractor positions.
• Contractors have flexible hours, typically around 10 hours per week, with no fixed commitments.
• Roles can be performed remotely worldwide, subject to legal and role-specific needs.
• US candidates: not available in Wyoming and Illinois.
• No visa sponsorship provided.
• Required devices: Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.