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Safety Project | Emotional Distress Clinical Specialist (Role-Play & Evaluation)

Vetto AI

AI Expert - Clinical & Medical Freelancer
Remote (Global) $40/deliverable May 16, 2026

Job description

Vetto is hiring Clinical Specialists for the Safety Project — Emotional Distress (Clinical Track), an AI safety initiative focused on evaluating how AI systems respond during sensitive conversations involving:

  • Emotional distress
  • Depression
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Crisis-related situations

The project evaluates whether AI systems can respond with:

  • Empathy
  • Clinical responsibility
  • Appropriate safety awareness
  • Evidence-based crisis communication practices

This clinical track combines both role-play and evaluation responsibilities, requiring contributors who can realistically portray sensitive mental health scenarios while also assessing AI responses using clinical judgment.

About Vetto

Vetto is a global AI talent platform connecting specialized professionals to strategic AI projects focused on:

  • AI safety
  • Human-centered AI evaluation
  • Realistic conversational testing
  • AI quality assurance

What You'll Do

Role-Play

  • Participate in structured multi-turn conversations with AI systems
  • Act according to predefined clinical personas and emotional scenarios
  • Maintain realistic and clinically grounded character behavior throughout conversations

Evaluation

  • Evaluate AI responses for:

    • Safety awareness
    • Empathy
    • Clinical appropriateness
    • Risk handling
    • Psychoeducation quality
    • Crisis-response standards
  • Provide structured written feedback grounded in clinical reasoning

  • Flag responses that:

    • Miss risk indicators
    • Provide unsafe guidance
    • Fail to meet evidence-based crisis communication practices

Who Can Apply

This opportunity is intended for licensed or formally trained professionals in:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical psychology
  • Counseling psychology
  • Psychiatric nursing
  • Mental health counseling
  • Related mental health disciplines

Professionals with experience in:

  • Crisis intervention
  • Suicide prevention
  • Risk assessment
  • Helplines
  • Mental health support environments

are strongly encouraged to apply.

Preferred Profiles

  • Psychiatrists
  • Psychiatric nurses
  • Clinical psychologists
  • Counseling psychologists
  • Crisis intervention specialists
  • Suicide prevention professionals
  • Mental health social workers
  • Clinical support center professionals
  • Licensed emotional health coaches or therapists
  • Mental health researchers or educators

Compensation

  • Payment:

    • $40 per approved task
  • Estimated task duration:

    • Approximately 1 hour
  • Payment applies only to approved submissions

Additional Information

  • Strong contributors may receive invitations to future AI safety and evaluation projects
  • Applications must be completed entirely in English
  • AI-generated application responses are not permitted

Content Warning

This project includes emotionally sensitive subject matter involving:

  • Emotional distress
  • Depression
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Crisis scenarios

Some contributors may find the material emotionally difficult or triggering.

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