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AI Research Internship

26 recorded postings · Partial update · October 8, 2026

Recorded postings, not a live vacancy count. Partial update: some sources retain earlier observations; each listing has its own check date.

Research internships at labs run for a summer or a term, mostly for students who are enrolled in a degree, often a PhD, and often lead to a return offer.

What the postings ask for
  1. Python 54%
  2. Publications 50%
  3. Evals and benchmarks 42%
  4. PyTorch 42%
  5. How language models work 38%
  6. JAX 38%

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The numbers

Recorded postings at 8 labs
26
No degree requirement stated 27% require a PhD outright
38%
Years asked, median of the 1 that state a minimum
1
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The recorded snapshot

Postings from 8 labs

In the labs' own words

In the labs' own words

“Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, etc.)”
Together AI · Research Intern, Frontier Agents (Summer 2027) ↗
“Have knowledge of related ML frameworks such as JAX, Pytorch and Tensorflow.”
Cohere · Research Internship (Winter 2027) ↗
“Publications in top academic journals or conferences.”
Mistral AI · Applied Scientist (Internship) ↗

Asked often

The short answers

Do you need a PhD to be a ai research internship?

38% of the 26 recorded postings do not state a degree requirement, 35% mention a PhD or master's, and 27% require a PhD outright.

What skills do ai research internship postings ask for?

Most often: python (54%), publications (50%), evals and benchmarks (42%), pytorch (42%), how language models work (38%).

Which labs posted ai research internship roles in this recorded board?

Recorded board: Together AI (11), xAI (4), Cohere (3), Mistral AI (3), Physical Intelligence (2), H Company (1), and 2 more.

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Recorded postings, newest first

Each title opens the lab's own posting. By family: fellowships, residencies and internships

  1. Spring 2027 Business Operations Internship/Co-op ↗

    xAI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  2. Spring 2027 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op ↗

    xAI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  3. Summer 2027 Business Operations Internship/Co-op ↗

    xAI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  4. Summer 2027 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op ↗

    xAI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  5. Research Scientist Intern, Robotics - Meta Superintelligence Labs (PhD) ↗

    Meta (Superintelligence Labs and FAIR) · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  6. Machine Learning Intern/Co-op (Winter 2027) ↗

    Cohere · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  7. Research Internship (Winter 2027) ↗

    Cohere · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  8. Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2027) ↗

    Cohere · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  9. Research Scientist Intern (PhD) - Model Team - London ↗

    H Company · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  10. Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer - (Internship) ↗

    Mistral AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  11. Applied Scientist (Internship) ↗

    Mistral AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD preferred

  12. Applied Scientist (Internship in Paris or London) ↗

    Mistral AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD preferred

  13. Research Intern, Thin Films ↗

    Periodic Labs · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  14. Mechatronics Intern ↗

    Physical Intelligence · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  15. Research Internships ↗

    Physical Intelligence · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  16. Research Intern, Frontier Agents (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  17. Research Intern, Frontier Agents (Winter 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · PhD required

  18. Research Intern, Inference (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  19. Research Intern, Inference (Winter 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  20. Research Intern, Model Shaping (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  21. Research Intern, Model Shaping (Winter 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · Bachelor's degree

  22. Software Development In Test Intern (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  23. Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  24. Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  25. Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Summer 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

  26. Systems Research Engineer Intern - GPU Programming (Winter 2027) ↗

    Together AI · Fellowships, residencies and internships · No degree stated

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