AI Conversation Recording Contributor - Xhosa

RWS TrainAI

9d • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for AI Conversation Recording Contributors to join an Xhosa speech data collection project and support the evaluation and development of AI technologies. This short project involves providing spontaneous speech collected from real-life situations to help evaluate and improve speech recognition and conversational AI technologies. The recordings, annotations, and related metadata may be reviewed for quality and incorporated into datasets used for research, development, testing, and improvement of AI systems.

The work is freelance, remote, flexible, and task-based, with approximately 2–4 hours of work daily. The project duration is to be confirmed, and the stated start date is immediately. The rate is 8 USD per hour. Contributors must provide natural speech in Xhosa and follow project recording and annotation instructions.

Requirements

• Native-level fluency in Xhosa.
• Authentic pronunciation and strong familiarity with the target language through everyday use.
• Advanced level of English to understand written instructions.
• Do not imitate dialects or accents that are not your own.
• Strong attention to detail when providing annotations and recording metadata.
• Ability to follow detailed project and recording instructions.
• Access to a quiet room or recording space with minimal background noise.
• A computer microphone or headset with microphone.
• Reliable internet connection.
• Ability to access and use an online recording platform.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with speech recording or data annotation projects is an advantage, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Record or collect natural, spontaneous speech in accordance with 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 required information and metadata related to each recording.

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.

What This Job Offers

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