
Sepal AI empowers ambitious AI teams to build faster and safer foundational AI models by providing expert-grounded data at every stage of development. They focus on accelerating model iteration and ensuring quality through rigorous vetting and a vast pool of specialized PhD-level experts. Their services include providing novel training datasets, custom benchmarks, pre-launch testing, and agentic applications, all supported by a human-centric approach to AI development. Sepal AI is SOC 2 Certified and is relied upon by top AI labs that prioritize responsible and high-impact AI.

Sepal AI empowers ambitious AI teams to build faster and safer foundational AI models by providing expert-grounded data at every stage of development. They focus on accelerating model iteration and ensuring quality through rigorous vetting and a vast pool of specialized PhD-level experts. Their services include providing novel training datasets, custom benchmarks, pre-launch testing, and agentic applications, all supported by a human-centric approach to AI development. Sepal AI is SOC 2 Certified and is relied upon by top AI labs that prioritize responsible and high-impact AI.
What they do: Expert-grounded training data, RL environments, evaluation tooling, and model fine-tuning for frontier AI labs and enterprises
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founders: Fedor Paretsky; Kat Hu
Stage / funding: Pre-Seed; raised a round announced Sep 25, 2024
Security / compliance: SOC 2 Certified
Training data quality, model evaluation, and safety for large and frontier AI models
2024
Data and Analytics
500000 USD
“Y Combinator (lead/backing investor)”
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Sepal is conducting a short-term research initiative focused on improving how AI systems understand and support real-world decision-making. We’re looking for experienced professionals in event planning and coordination to help us benchmark and evaluate model performance on tasks grounded in your domain.
You’ll participate in a structured, paid research project where your contributions will help assess the capabilities and safety of AI systems when applied to workflows like yours.
Sample of Reported Job Titles
Event Planner, Meeting Planner, Conference Coordinator, Event Coordinator, Convention Planner
About the Project
This is a short-term project running through December 29th. Total expected time commitment is 40–100 hours. All participants begin with a paid trial (2–4 days). You’ll provide examples of real-world decision-making, help design domain-specific screening tasks, and support evaluations that probe model understanding of your field. Your insights will directly inform how AI systems are evaluated for safe deployment in professional settings.
Must-Have Qualifications
-- 4+ years of full-time experience in event planning or related roles
-- English language fluency
-- U.S. residency
-- Access to a laptop or desktop computer with reliable internet
-- Comfortable using tools like video conferencing, messaging platforms, and file sharing
-- Ability to follow detailed written instructions and complete tasks independently
COMPENSATION AND LOGISTICS:
-Hourly pay: $40–$80 per hour, plus task bonuses, based on experience and fit
-Paid bi-weekly based on tracked and approved hours
-Entirely remote—work whenever you like as long as deadlines are met
-Current employment in the field is not required