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Toyota Research Institute · 1 day ago

Human-Centered AI Intern, Generative Human Modeling

Los Altos, CA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$45/hr - $65/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is on a mission to improve the quality of human life through innovative tools and capabilities. They are seeking a highly motivated PhD research intern to work on generative human modeling, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to explore human reasoning and decision-making in relation to AI technology.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform research and publish in a relevant venue

Publication target venues include NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, and CHI depending on the exact project outcome

The exact topic is to be finalized with the mentor

Take ownership of the project from project inception and ideation to validation of the developed methods

Collaborate cross-functionally with researchers in multiple fields to research and develop technology that leverages generative AI to understand human behavior

Qualification

Ph.D. in AI/MLPublication recordPython programmingDeep Learning frameworksHuman-centered researchCommunication skillsTeamwork skills

Required

Ph.D. Student in related fields - AI/ML, computer science, computational social science, or related field

Publication record in relevant topics. Specific areas include: LLMs and alignment and benchmarking, computational human modeling and understanding

Experience with Python programming and DL frameworks like Pytorch

Interest in human-centered research (e.g. behavioral data science, computational social science, human-computer interaction), including qualitative and/or quantitative methods such as experiments and user studies

Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Please add a link to Google Scholar to include a full list of publications when submitting your CV for this position

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off benefits (including holiday pay and sick time)

Company

Toyota Research Institute

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Toyota Research Institute is an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics.

Founded in 2016

Palo Alto, California, USA

201-500 employees

http://www.tri.global

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