Alex Waki
@alexwaki
Results-driven AI Trainer and Language Specialist, improving LLM performance through annotation, prompt engineering, and RLHF feedback.
What I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven AI Trainer and Language Specialist focused on training large language models (LLMs) through data annotation, prompt engineering, and human feedback (RLHF). I bring strong English (Native) and Italian (Proficient) capabilities to every evaluation and annotation task.
I specialize in assessing AI-generated responses for accuracy, clarity, helpfulness, and safety, while also checking cultural nuance and linguistic quality. I work independently in remote, fast-paced environments, and I’m careful about edge cases, guideline adherence, and structured feedback that helps improve model behavior.
In my freelance work (Jan 2024 – Present), I review and rate AI responses across diverse topics, write and refine prompts for training and benchmarking, and produce high-quality Italian-language annotations. Previously, as an Annotation Specialist (Jun 2023 – Dec 2023) I worked on text/audio/video dataset labeling and tagging tasks such as Named Entity Recognition (NER), sentiment analysis, and intent classification, while also evaluating Italian-language search relevance.
As a Content Reviewer & Language Evaluator (Jan 2023 – May 2023), I evaluated search engine results and AI-generated content for relevance, quality, and safety, flagging harmful or misleading outputs and supporting content policy refinement. I’m grounded in my BA in Linguistics & Communication (focus on computational linguistics and language technology) and reinforced by certifications in AI for Everyone, Natural Language Processing, Data Annotation Fundamentals, and Prompt Engineering for Developers.
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Freelance AI Trainer
Outlier AI / Scale AI
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Review and rate AI-generated responses for accuracy, clarity, helpfulness, and safety, and provide structured feedback on edge cases and output inconsistencies. Write, refine, and evaluate prompts for training/benchmarking LLMs and produce culturally appropriate Italian-language annotations.
Annotated and classified text, audio, and video datasets for AI/ML clients, including NER, sentiment analysis, and intent classification. Completed Italian-language search quality rating by evaluating relevance and user intent alignment while meeting daily quotas.
Evaluated search engine results and AI-generated content for relevance, quality, and safety in English and Italian. Applied detailed rating guidelines and flagged harmful or misleading outputs to support content policy refinement.
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Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics & Communication
2021 - 2024
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics & Communication from Università degli Studi dell'Insubria (2021–2024), with a focus on computational linguistics, cross-cultural communication, and language technology.
Lavena Ponte Tresa Secondary School
Secondary School Diploma, Secondary Education
Secondary School Diploma from Lavena Ponte Tresa Secondary School, graduating in 2021.
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