Strengthen AI control with Pareto’s human auditing solutions
Reliable AI oversight
Ensure AI models operate within safe boundaries by leveraging expert human auditors to evaluate and refine model behavior. Our auditors provide nuanced assessments, reducing risks in high-stakes applications.
Optimized human-in-the-loop auditing
We design and implement scalable human auditing frameworks that balance cost, accuracy, and efficiency. Whether using individual reviewers, expert panels, or tiered escalation protocols, our approach ensures high-quality AI oversight.
Quantifying human auditing performance
We analyze human auditor performance across expertise levels, task complexity, and decision consistency to refine control protocols. Our research-driven approach ensures optimal human-AI collaboration.
Detecting and adapting to distribution shifts
Our audits track human decision-making over time, measuring how performance adapts to evolving AI behavior and emerging risks. We help build resilient auditing systems that adjust to shifting model outputs and adversarial challenges.
Cost-effective and scalable solutions
By structuring auditing thresholds and incentives strategically, we help AI labs deploy human oversight at sustainable costs. Our solutions optimize the balance between safety, efficiency, and operational feasibility.
Impressions from our community
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"The greatest unlock for human data collection has been using Pareto to run non-conventional or experimental projects. Their on-demand experts are a game changer for getting quality data across a broad scope of tasks with minimal commit and transparent costs."
Romal Thoppilan
Founding Researcher @ Character.AI
Join hundreds of fast-growing teams who count on Pareto to train and perfect their early-stage language models.
How it works
Describe your project
We help you develop clear project guidelines, determine the ideal labeling team, and set a cost-effective hourly rate to fit your timeline
Match with top labelers
We assemble your team same-day from our vetted network. If you have unique needs, we can find the right experts in just 3–5 days
Project managed & quality assured
We support labelers to deliver the highest quality data with paid trials, expert review and feedback, gold standard items, and more QA techniques
Built by and for a new generation of labelers
The infrastructure behind human data collection is antiquated. We’ve joined forces with seasoned data labelers and crowdwork researchers to redefine the relationship between workers and requesters.
Pareto operates on the principles of equitable compensation, collaborative management, and expert evaluation and feedback. Our mission is to empower talented and diverse professionals worldwide to contribute to AI training.
Applications of AI control & human auditing across industries
Evaluating AI oversight mechanisms
A leading AI research lab is developing control protocols for its cutting-edge language models. They need to determine the most effective human auditing setup to catch safety failures in real-time while minimizing operational costs.
Needs
- Comparative Analysis of Auditing Strategies: The lab seeks to test different auditing approaches—single human reviews, panel-based decisions, and expert escalations—to find the optimal balance of accuracy and efficiency.
- Human-AI Monitoring Evaluation: They require a study comparing human auditors to AI-driven monitors, assessing variance, calibration, and effectiveness in identifying unsafe outputs.
Benefits
Improved AI Governance: By integrating human oversight effectively, the lab ensures more robust control mechanisms for high-stakes AI deployment.
Cost-Effective Safety Assurance: The research enables them to optimize auditing budgets without compromising safety.
Scalability of Auditing Frameworks: The findings provide insights into how AI oversight can scale as model capabilities evolve.
Monitoring AI-Generated Decisions
A financial services company is using AI to review loan applications and detect fraudulent activity. However, they need human auditors to validate high-risk cases flagged by the AI, ensuring fairness and regulatory compliance.
Needs
Human Review of AI Decisions: The company needs trained auditors to assess flagged cases and ensure the AI is not introducing biases or false positives.
Threshold Optimization: They require an analysis of what level of AI-generated suspicion should trigger human review, balancing accuracy and efficiency.
Benefits
Regulatory Compliance: Human oversight helps ensure AI decisions align with financial regulations and ethical lending practices.
Bias Mitigation: By incorporating human judgment, the company can identify and correct any biases in AI-driven decision-making.
Operational Efficiency: Optimized auditing thresholds reduce unnecessary human interventions while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Enhancing AI Threat Detection
A cybersecurity company is deploying an AI system to monitor and prevent security breaches. They need human auditors to evaluate potential false positives and refine their AI’s suspiciousness threshold.
Needs
Human-AI Calibration Studies: The company requires human experts to analyze flagged security events, comparing AI-generated alerts with real attack scenarios.Distribution Shift Evaluation: They need research on how auditors perform when attack patterns evolve, ensuring continued system reliability.
Benefits
- Stronger Security Protocols:With human-audited AI monitoring, the company improves detection accuracy and reduces false alarms.
- Adaptive AI Systems:By evaluating how humans handle distribution shifts, they can better prepare their AI for emerging cyber threats.
- Cost Reduction:Optimizing auditing strategies allows them to maintain security without excessive manual intervention.
Enterprise-grade scale and quality
Fully managed service
Our project managers are just a Slack message or email away.
24/7 Global support
Our distributed team of experts offer assistance around the clock.
Pay-as-you-go
Up-front and transparent pricing tailored to your project requirements.
Common Questions
How long does it take to get set up with Pareto?
+Our team can have you up and running with Pareto in as little as 24 hours. Interested in getting started? Speak with our team!
Can I use Pareto for a one-time project, or do I need to commit to a long-term contract?
+You do not need to commit to a long-term contract. Pareto offers cost-effective and on-demand pricing. Fair hourly rates are set based on the expertise and skills of the workforce you need.
What measures does Pareto take to ensure work quality?
+We create precise guidelines and cost estimates upfront. Your project manager reviews project timelines, costs, and success criteria with you before each batch of tasks to ensure results that meet or surpass your expectations.
Does Pareto offer post-project support?
+Absolutely. Your project manager remains accessible to assist with any inquiries or issues that may arise following the project's completion. Should any outcomes fall short of your project's requirements, inform us within a 10-day period after delivery, and we'll either revise the work or provide a credit refund.
Can Pareto assist with international projects outside the US?
+Yes! Pareto collaborates with companies worldwide, adapting to different time zones and team requirements. We have experience in handling international projects with ease. Our data experts are distributed across the globe, ensuring uninterrupted and reliable service around the clock.
How experienced is the team at Pareto?
+Pareto boasts an elite network of prompt engineers, annotators, and evaluators with expertise in finance, healthcare, engineering, and more. We also recruit, train, and upskill people from all walks of life, striving to democratize a rewarding career in data work for anyone with the right ambition.
What types of projects can Pareto support?
+Pareto is adept at handling a diverse array of manual, data-centric tasks and operations for AI companies. From fine-tuning LLM's with human feedback to data curation and labeling, we do it all. Just share your objectives with us, and we'll customize our AI-driven workflows to suit your specific requirements.
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