Role OverviewThe Feed Safety-Model & Data Intelligence team within TikTok Platform Responsibility ensures that AI models meet the highest bar before they make content safety decisions affecting billions of users. Our work spans three layers: Standards & Governance, AI/ML Solution Design, and Rigorous Evaluation.
What You Will Do
Design and execute evaluation plans for AI safety models, build and maintain high-quality ground truth datasets, analyze model performance using statistical methods, and communicate evaluation results and governance standards to cross-functional partners.
Why It Might Be a Fit
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship, offering hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master's in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Public Policy, or closely related quantitative fields
- Solid grasp of applied statistics — sampling, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, distribution analysis — and ability to apply these to real measurement problems
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML concepts (classification, NLP, LLMs, precision/recall); comfortable discussing model behavior with engineers
- Interest in governance, policy, or content safety; appreciation for the complexity of defining 'right' and 'wrong' at scale
- Strong structured thinking — able to decompose ambiguous problems into clear goals and prioritized actions; goal-oriented and hypothesis-driven
- Ability to communicate in both English and Chinese to collaborate with global and China-based stakeholders
Benefits
- Hands-on experience
- Industry exposure
- Opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world challenges
- Social events
- Learning programs
- Development workshops
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