US startup advertises ‘AI bully’ role to test patience of leading chatbots
by Amelia Hill from on (#74BK3)
$800-a-day position involves exposing a chatbot's inconsistencies as it forgets, fudges or hallucinates
Imagine a day at work where your main task is to pick a fight with a computer. No meetings, no emails - just you, a chair and a chatbot with the maddening tendency to think it has the cleverest mind in the room.
The job title alone raises an eyebrow: AI bully". But this is precisely what a California startup called Memvid is offering: $800 to spend eight hours testing the patience and memory of artificial intelligence.
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