Labelbox and Handshake announce strategic partnership to connect with experts in AI

Today, we are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Handshake, the leading career network for higher education students, used by 16M+ students and alumni across 1,500+ universities. This partnership is designed to provide leading AI labs with access to frontier human intelligence across all domains of sciences, engineering and humanities.

An unparalleled frontier human intelligence pool

Labelbox enables leading AI companies to rapidly advance their generative AI models with the highest-quality data. By connecting Labelbox with Handshake's growing global talent pipeline – including over 500,000 doctorates and post-doctorates and over 3 million active masters candidates – AI labs are able to quickly recruit specialized talent for critical post-training and model evaluation tasks.

“We’re excited to work together with Labelbox in shaping a future where our network of diverse talent fuels the rapid evolution of AI. By connecting generative AI companies with highly skilled experts, we can empower even more organizations to accelerate their AI initiatives, overcome talent barriers, and drive innovation,” said Garrett Lord, Handshake CEO. 

Proven expertise via AI assessments & real world RLHF tasks

Our partnership with Handshake is built on top of Labelbox’s rigorous vetting process which carefully evaluates expertise in AI through a combination of human and AI-assisted interviews, and real-world AI data tasks to quickly and exhaustively assess candidates.

With this partnership, Handshake engages with top candidates to generate a verified profile detailing their domain of expertise. This profile data powers Labelbox’s AI-assisted interviews and human screening process designed to assess their skills. The specialized skills in high demand for frontier AI model builders require experts with formal academic training in a broad array of domains ranging from languages, STEM, finance, law, coding, and beyond.

Once qualified candidates pass AI interviews and screening, they complete real-world reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) tasks. These tasks are structured to evaluate a candidate’s ability to guide and improve a model’s behavior through nuanced understanding, precise feedback, and domain-specific knowledge using the Labelbox platform. By combining AI-driven assessments with task-based projects, the vetting process ensures the selection of highly qualified individuals capable of contributing effectively to advanced AI projects.

With this vetted talent pool from Handshake, Labelbox is able to quickly provide proven experts in AI to deliver the highest quality data and labeling services. In addition, Labelbox offers real-time insights into every stage of the data labeling pipeline. AI teams can monitor throughput, efficiency, and quality metrics, enabling them to make data-driven decisions and ensure the highest QA standards and delivery timelines are met.

A shared vision for advancing AI

The partnership between Labelbox and Handshake is built to foster a thriving ecosystem where technology and talent come together to advance state-of-the-art AI. With this collaboration, AI teams are able to easily discover and recruit from an extensive network of expert trainers using Alignerr Connect and Labelbox labeling services. We’re ready to help teams source and screen custom talent to match your specific project needs, delivering the right experts for critical AI jobs. Contact us today to discuss your needs.