Indian English - AI Voice Data Collection Project

Job description

**About Arctic Engine:** Arctic Engines is an enterprise-grade Al human data operations company specializing in high-quality training data, RLHF, and human feedback pipelines for frontier Al models. We are part of the Apna Group, one of India's fastest-growing unicorns, backed by marquee investors such as Lightspeed, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and others. With native access to Apna's 60M+ workforce, we deliver high-quality training data at unmatched scale and speed. **About the Role:** We are looking for fluent **English** speakers to join a remote, one-time voice recording project that helps build next-generation AI models. **About the Project** We are looking for fluent **English** speakers to participate in a conversational voice recording project aimed at training and improving AI speech and conversational models. Participants will have natural, unscripted conversations with an AI-powered conversational bot across topics such as Travel, Finance, Retail, Healthcare, Telecom, Education, and more. This is not a script-reading project. We are looking for participants who can speak naturally, confidently, and spontaneously while providing detailed responses. **Selection Process** - **Audition:** Submit a 2-minute voice recording in a quiet environment. - **Screening:** Submitted samples will be reviewed based on language fluency, pronunciation, voice quality, and conversational ability. - **Shortlisting:** Selected candidates will be invited to participate in the final recording. - **NDA:** Selected candidates must sign an NDA before the final recording session. **Compensations:** Rs. 500/Hr | Max Rs. 1000 for 2 hours of recording ### Requirements **What You'll Do:** - **Record a 2-minute audition sample as part of the selection process.** - If selected, complete 2 hours of conversational voice recording from home. - Interact naturally with an AI bot that will guide the conversation through different topics. - Speak for approximately 70% of the overall conversation, providing detailed, spontaneous, and relevant responses. - Participate in multiple short recording sessions, typically around 10 minutes per topic. **Follow the provided guidelines on:** - Natural speaking style - Pronunciation and clarity - Conversational flow - Appropriate response length and detail - Re-record sections if required based on quality or technical checks. **Candidate Requirements** - **Fluent in English**; native or near-native proficiency preferred. - Strong ability to speak naturally, clearly, and confidently in the target language. - Comfortable engaging in conversations on a variety of everyday and professional topics. - Able to provide detailed responses without relying on a script. - Prior experience in voice recording, voice-over, speech data collection, or similar projects is preferred but not mandatory. - Access to a quiet and controlled recording environment at home. - Stable and reliable internet connection. - Access to a good-quality microphone or earphones/headset with a microphone. - Ability to follow recording instructions and complete the assigned sessions within the specified timeline. **Important** This is a conversational speech collection project, not a read-aloud or scripted recording task. Candidates should be comfortable speaking spontaneously and maintaining a natural conversation with an AI bot.