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About Lona
Lona is an exclusive expert network. We connect domain specialists with AI laboratories that need high-quality training data, evaluations, and red-team work.
Applying & onboarding
No. Joining Lona is free. We pay you; you do not pay us.
Tasks & quality
Tasks range from writing complex code, to evaluating AI responses for logical consistency, to red-team simulations that expose safety vulnerabilities.
Earnings
Earnings vary by domain, task complexity, and your quality tier. Senior-tier rates range from about $35 to $120 per hour depending on the domain.
Trust, safety, and wellbeing
Yes. Sensitive projects (red-team, content moderation) are opt-in. You can decline any specific task within a project without penalty.
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