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Handshake describes itself as 'the career network for the AI economy' — a three-sided marketplace connecting 25 million knowledge workers, 1,600+ educational institutions, and 1 million employers, founded in 2014 by Garrett Lord, Ben Christensen, and Scott Ringwelski (originally Michigan Tech computer science students). The Handshake AI Fellowship is Handshake's paid, remote AI-training and AI-evaluation program: fellows apply professional or academic expertise to create training content and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and quality, working with what the company describes as 'leading AI research labs.' The Fellowship states it has made over $100M in payouts to over 100,000 fellows to date. No AI experience is required for entry-level roles; more specialized roles target professionals and graduate-level experts across specific domains (e.g. chemistry, philosophy, software development).
Fully remote — the Fellowship is explicitly described as remote, part-time, and asynchronous work.
Which countries and languages this work is open to.
Weekly. Handshake sends payouts by Wednesday afternoon for the prior Monday 12:00am PST–Sunday 11:59pm PST work week; funds then typically take about 48 hours to process and become available for withdrawal via Stripe.
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Must be based in the United States with valid work authorization Handshake can support; F-1 students on CPT/OPT (not STEM OPT) may qualify with school approval. Beyond location/work-authorization, entry-level roles (e.g. AI Trainer - Generalist) require no prior AI experience — just strong attention to detail and the ability to follow detailed instructions. Specialized roles (for PhDs, Master's-level domain experts, engineers, designers) carry their own higher qualification bars set per project. There is no single, universal exam — see application.assessment_process below.
Handshake describes itself as 'the career network for the AI economy' — a three-sided marketplace connecting 25 million knowledge workers, 1,600+ educational institutions, and 1 mi
A typical sequence. Each vendor decides its own process, timing and outcome.
Create an account at joinhandshake.com/ai/, complete profile setup, and verify identity. Applicants become eligible for rolling project matching based
No single universal exam. When matched to a project, fellows may face a project-specific Assessment as part of onboarding — a knowledge quiz on the tr
Applying without US-based work authorization, or misunderstanding the F-1 CPT/OPT exception (STEM OPT explicitly does not qualify) — see official_policies for the exact rule.
Set aside uninterrupted, focused time for an Assessment rather than attempting it in fragments — official guidance states processing/review takes time and rushing hurts results.
Officially, no — Handshake AI explicitly requires fellows to be based in the United States with valid work authorization
No — the AI Trainer - Generalist role states 'no specific expertise required, just attention to detail,' and is open to
It varies by role. The Generalist AI Trainer listing states 'up to $30/hr, depending on the project.' Handshake AI's gen
Not one universal exam. Many projects include a required Assessment during onboarding — a knowledge quiz, a practice tas
Through Stripe, after completing your W-8/W-9 tax form and payout setup. Payouts are sent weekly (by Wednesday afternoon
Yes — Handshake AI Fellowship is a program run by Handshake Inc., the same company behind the well-known Handshake caree
Handshake describes itself as 'the career network for the AI economy' — a three-sided marketplace connecting 25 million knowledge workers, 1,600+ educational institutions, and 1 million employers, founded in 2014 by Garrett Lord, Ben Christensen, and Scott Ringwelski (originally Michigan Tech computer science students).
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