Basketball Expert (Fans, Journalist, Commentator, etc.)
Mercor • Remote • Posted 116 days ago
Education
Any
Type
Pay Rate
$40/task
Posted
116d ago
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About this Role
We’re looking for Basketball experts — avid fans, sports journalists, commentators, and former or semi-professional players — to evaluate basketball games. You’ll watch basketball games and answer questions in real time assessing the quality, depth, and accuracy of AI insights, helping us refine our AI’s basketball reasoning, storytelling, and strategic understanding.
NOTE: You need to be available to join the call today from 5 pm PT - 8 pm PT.
Role Overview
Basketball experts
basketball games.
watch basketball games and answer questions
in real time
You need to be available to join the call today from 5 pm PT - 8 pm PT.
Key Responsibilities
Game Evaluation
Performance Scoring
Context & Understanding
Error Detection
Feedback Reporting
Collaboration
Required Qualifications
Basketball Expertise
Analytical Thinking
Communication Skills
Tech Readiness
We’re looking for Basketball experts — avid fans, sports journalists, commentators, and former or semi-professional players — to evaluate basketball games. You’ll watch basketball games and answer questions in real time assessing the quality, depth, and accuracy of AI insights, helping us refine our AI’s basketball reasoning, storytelling, and strategic understanding. NOTE: You need to be available to join the call today from 5 pm PT - 8 pm PT. Game Evaluation: Watch basketball games and review AI-generated play-by-play commentary and post-game analysis. Performance Scoring: Rate the accuracy, insight, and entertainment value of AI sports coverage. Context & Understanding: Assess the AI’s grasp of player performance, game flow, and strategic decisions. Error Detection: Identify factual mistakes, poor interpretations, or stylistic inconsistencies. Feedback Reporting: Provide clear written feedback highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities. Collaboration: Work with analysts and developers to enhance the AI’s basketball-specific reasoning and realism. Basketball Expertise: Deep understanding of the game — whether through playing, coaching, commentating, or passionate fandom. Analytical Thinking: Ability to evaluate basketball strategies, narratives, and statistical insights. Communication Skills: Strong written English and ability to clearly articulate nuanced basketball insights. Tech Readiness: Comfortable using online evaluation tools and dashboards. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
- Game Evaluation: Watch basketball games and review AI-generated play-by-play commentary and post-game analysis.
- Performance Scoring: Rate the accuracy, insight, and entertainment value of AI sports coverage.
- Context & Understanding: Assess the AI’s grasp of player performance, game flow, and strategic decisions.
- Error Detection: Identify factual mistakes, poor interpretations, or stylistic inconsistencies.
- Feedback Reporting: Provide clear written feedback highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.
- Collaboration: Work with analysts and developers to enhance the AI’s basketball-specific reasoning and realism.
- Basketball Expertise: Deep understanding of the game — whether through playing, coaching, commentating, or passionate fandom.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to evaluate basketball strategies, narratives, and statistical insights.
- Communication Skills: Strong written English and ability to clearly articulate nuanced basketball insights.
- Tech Readiness: Comfortable using online evaluation tools and dashboards.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
Eligible Languages
Fluent proficiency in English
Compensation Analysis
Rare opportunity for top 1% experts. Earn $40/hr contributing to the world's most advanced AI labs. This is one of the few roles where academic precision is valued as highly as commercial output.
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