We are seeking Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Interns to join our team and contribute to the advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) technology. As an AI Research Intern, you will play a crucial role in developing, improving, and exploring the capabilities of LLMs to solve complex problems across various domains. Your work will have a significant impact on the development of cutting-edge technologies, advancing the state-of-the-art in Artificial Intelligence and providing practical solutions to real-world problems.
Our ongoing research areas encompass but are not limited to:
- Alignment and Post-training: Instruction tuning and reinforcement learning from feedback.
- Continual Learning: Enabling LLMs to evolve and adapt over time and learn from previous experiences human interactions.
- Specialization: Tailoring LLMs to meet application-specific requirements.
- Efficiency: Optimizing the computational efficiency and cost-effectiveness of LLM deployments.
Microsoft Research offers a vibrant environment for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary, research, including access to diverse, real-world problems and data, opportunities for experimentation and real-world impact, an open publication policy, and close links to top academic institutions around the world.
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Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Accepted or currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or related STEM field.
- Research Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.
- In addition to the qualifications below, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position. After you submit your application, a request for letters may be sent to your list of references on your behalf. Note that reference letters cannot be requested until after you have submitted your application, and furthermore, that they might not be automatically requested for all candidates. You may wish to alert your letter writers in advance, so they will be ready to submit your letter.
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant research experience in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay
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