投资界·2025-12-29 09:34Core Insights - The article highlights the significant increase in salaries for AI-related internships and short-term research positions, with monthly pay reaching approximately 14,000 RMB, equivalent to 7,000 - 18,000 USD, or about 49,000 - 126,000 RMB [1][2]. Group 1: Salary Trends - AI internships and research positions are now comparable to full-time research roles in terms of compensation [2]. - OpenAI's residency program offers a monthly salary of about 18,300 USD (approximately 128,000 RMB) for a six-month term, with potential for full-time employment afterward [3]. - Anthropic's AI Safety Fellow program provides a weekly stipend of 3,850 USD (around 27,000 RMB) and monthly access to computational resources valued at 15,000 USD (approximately 105,000 RMB) [4]. - Google's Student Researcher program offers annual salaries ranging from 113,000 to 150,000 USD (approximately 790,000 to 1,050,000 RMB), targeting PhD students [5]. - Meta's Research Scientist Intern program has a monthly salary between 7,650 and 12,000 USD, indicating a significant rise in compensation for top interns [6]. Group 2: Domestic Market Trends - The trend of rising salaries is not limited to international companies; domestic firms are also increasing compensation and expanding internship programs [7][10]. - ByteDance recently awarded scholarships to 20 PhD students, doubling the amount to 1 million RMB in cash and academic funding, indicating a commitment to attracting top talent [8]. - Tencent plans to add 28,000 internship positions over three years, with a focus on technical roles, reflecting the growing demand for AI talent [10]. - Alibaba Cloud and Baidu are also expanding their internship programs, with a significant focus on AI-related positions [10][11]. Group 3: Talent Acquisition Strategies - Companies are seeking candidates with verifiable research output capabilities, emphasizing the importance of producing publicly valuable research during short-term projects [12]. - There is a focus on candidates who can independently tackle long-term, complex problems, with many projects designed to assess candidates' performance in high-intensity environments [13]. - The short-term projects serve as a mechanism for companies to identify and cultivate future core researchers or technical leaders, positioning interns as "top-tier futures" [13][14].