Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit
SME Careers · Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands · Writing / editing
Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit is an open role at SME Careers, located in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands, with pay listed as $1–$100/hr.
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At a glance
- Pay
- $1–$100/hrStated by SME Careers
- Location
- Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands
- Time commitment
- Not stated in the listing
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on professional experience
- Education
- Relevant degree or certification
- Languages
- Not stated in the listing
- Work type
- Writing / editing
- Field
- Safety
- Listed
- Since Sep 16, last confirmed Oct 24
The work
Rate three AI replies to a sensitive user request as safe or unsafe, explain why, and rank them.
What you would do
- Classify each user request as benign, dual-use or adversarial
- Rate each model answer as safe or unsafe with reasons and rank them
- Write the response the model ought to have given
You're a fit if you
- work in commercial blasting, mining explosives, or military or police bomb disposal
- hold a relevant degree or certification
- are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US or an EU country
Summarised by HumanSourcer from SME Careers’ listing. Check the listing before you apply.
How the pay compares
Higher than 80% of the 25 distinct hourly rates advertised for Safety roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.
From SME Careers’ listing
“SME Careers is hiring explosives and energetic materials professionals to audit how AI models respond to sensitive questions in the field. Each task gives you a user request and the answers three different models gave to it.”
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for the Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit role at SME Careers?
Applications go through SME Careers's own portal - HumanSourcer links to the listing and never collects applications or handles hiring. SME Careers's access model is "Open / self-serve" (Open roles / applications). This listing was first seen here on September 16, 2026 and was still live at the last check.
Is the Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit role at SME Careers remote?
This role is listed for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom, The United States, the Netherlands.
What does the Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit role at SME Careers pay?
SME Careers lists this role's pay as $1–$100/hr, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.
What kind of work is Explosives & Energetic Materials Expert for AI Safety Audit?
Writing / editing. Subject-matter-expert AI training and evaluation
Is SME Careers a legitimate AI-training platform?
SuperAnnotate expert-work portal - and that relationship is rated "Confirmed" here because it can be checked against sme.careers rather than taken on SME Careers's word. Confidence describes how well the ownership is evidenced. It is not a rating of how the platform treats the people who work for it, which no public source covers reliably.
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