Model Safety Evaluation Project Intern (Seed-Global Data) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)
ByteDance
Responsibilities
About the team Seed Global Data is a team focused on producing international data for LLMs. For the training of large models, data is the lifeline of model quality — and the Global Data team is working closely with technical, product, and operations teams to ensure effective data production strategies and execution management. As a key member of our Global Data Team, the project intern will play a pivotal role in managing the intricate processes involved in training large language models (LLMs) with diverse datasets. This role focuses on overseeing and improving operational workflows, primarily for safety-related projects, ensuring they are delivered with high quality and efficiency. As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period. Job Responsibilities - Support generates prompt sets for safety evaluation across various risk categories in different models - Participate in systematic evaluation of model outputs for safety, bias, and harmful content - Score and categorize model responses using established safety rubrics and document evaluation findings with detailed assessment reports - Coordinate human evaluation studies and manage safety evaluation workflows - Support the development of safety evaluation protocols and guidelines and track evaluation metrics, prepare summaries for stakeholders Please note that this role may involve exposure to potentially harmful or sensitive content, either as a core function, through ad hoc project participation, or via escalated cases. This may include, but is not limited to, text, images, or videos depicting: - Hate speech or harassment - Self-harm or suicide-related content - Violence or cruelty - Child safety Support resources and resilience training will be provided to support employee well-being.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in political science, public policy, journalism, international relations, law, regional studies, or a related field - Basic understanding of prompt engineering and large models, familiarity with AI safety concepts (bias, toxicity, harmful content, etc.) - Exceptional communication skills in English. - Interest in responsible AI development and safety evaluation By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@bytedance.com
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