Volunteer App Tester — Help Improve Innovative AI Communication Tools

Posted July 19, 2026

About this opportunity

Opportunity Overview

Crossing Party Lines is recruiting volunteer app testers to help improve their AI-powered communication tools. These tools are designed to help people communicate more constructively across differences. The role involves testing various applications, noticing where they succeed or fail, and providing feedback to make them clearer and more useful. The tools developed by Crossing Party Lines aim to address affective and cognitive depolarization by combining generative-AI technology with proprietary communication skills and teaching methods. The goal is to bring these tools beyond political conversations and into everyday life. As a volunteer app tester, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will have the opportunity to influence products while they are still being shaped. You will also gain experience testing generative-AI products and conversational agents, and will receive professional references based on the quality and consistency of your work.

What You'll Do

Test early prototypes and more developed applications
Follow structured testing scenarios
Explore applications freely to uncover unexpected problems
Test different inputs, viewpoints, tones, and conversational situations
Document bugs, confusing instructions, awkward interactions, and inconsistent behavior
Evaluate whether AI responses feel accurate, neutral, respectful, and helpful
Suggest improvements to wording, workflow, coaching, and user experience
Participate in team discussions about what should be changed
Retest revised versions to see whether problems have been resolved
Help develop repeatable testing criteria for future applications

Benefits

Early access to innovative AI-based communication applications
Experience testing generative-AI products and conversational agents
An opportunity to influence products while they are still being shaped
Practice identifying and documenting usability and AI-quality issues
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
Exposure to CPL’s communication and depolarization frameworks
Professional references based on the quality and consistency of your work

Requirements & Qualifications

Notice details and enjoy figuring out why something does or does not work
Can describe problems clearly and specifically
Are willing to try unfamiliar tools and experiment with different approaches
Can separate personal preference from a genuine usability or product issue
Are interested in communication, psychology, conflict resolution, education, civic life, product development, or responsible AI
Are comfortable engaging with perspectives different from your own
Can provide candid feedback respectfully
Are dependable and able to complete agreed-upon testing assignments
Experience in software quality assurance, usability testing, product management, research, education, facilitation, or communications is helpful but not required

How to Apply

Review the requirements and responsibilities to ensure you are a good fit for the role.
Prepare to contribute approximately 8 or more hours per week, with flexibility in scheduling.
Click the Apply button below to submit your application.

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