AI Residency 2020: All You Need to Know (+examples)
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We did it, guys! How many publications do you need? Is it paid? Can you be a PhD student? Can you have two-year residency? Do you need to have US work permit? All these and other questions you asked I'm answering here for you. Like and subscribe if you find it useful!
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Transcript:
In this video we'll pass all the way from application process, going to interviews, actual work as resident and opportunities after finishing.
First and the most important thing I want to explain is how #AI #Residency is positioned and how the perfect candidate should look. This is important because it affects every part of residency process and also define how you should write your cv/motivation later about which I will tell in a moment. Basically, understanding this one thing will answer most of your further questions.
AI Residency is a program for people with atypical backgrounds which is aimed to diversify AI Research field. if you have Undergrad in CS and experience in ML go and apply for research engineer, if you have PhD - research scientist, this program is not for you. If you're doing PhD in ML and want to gain some experience - apply for internship. But also you should not be a complete noob like a random person from a street. So, this borderline is quite thin, but I hope rest of the video will help you to catch it.
Another thing, some companies have residencies which last 3-6 months where they take current PhD students, this is a complete bullshit, because it's just a regular internship. I will not discuss it here.
Application process:
Can you be an undergrad? Technically you can, you can have any level of education. But majority or Residents have Master, because it gives a bit more time to demonstrate your research potential while leaving space for further movements.
Can you do it part time? Can you be a student? No, it's a full time job. If you are currently a student you will need to take one-year academic leave, or how do you call it, you will put your program on pause during this time.
How many publications do you need? It's good to have to illustrate your skills but you don't have to. When I applied I had a few papers at no-name conferences, it's good to show that you are trying to do some research and can write a manuscript which can be accepted to a conference or a journal but you have not reached level of CVPR or NeurIPS yet. When I applied I have two papers submitted to CVPR (by the way they have never been accepted, it's actually a small life hack how to make your cv look better)
How to prepare your cv? Follow general advice, I would recommend video from google recruiters, but particularly for residency I would highlight that you should not omit any experience which you consider irrelevant. Tell as much as possible about yourself, because your diverse background is particularly valuable now.
Motivation letter: is particularly important. You cannot change your working experience in a day, but you can easily write a good motivation letter. And actually it plays a pretty big role. Apart of regular stuff like describing why you are a perfect candidate and how much you want to do AI I would advise to concentrate on the next things. Describe your previous research experience, and how you solved one particular research problem. Also, like in PhD application be a good narrative and create a good story about what you want to do in the future, how it combines with your background and how Residency can help you with it. Another thing which no one ever will tell you: make a research for particular teams and projects in a company you apply for. Example from my life: I wanted to do comp. photography, but there is almost no computational photography in Facebook, hence - no team which I could be assigned to. One of particular goals of your research statement is to match you with a team, so, if you will do it yourself, you will guarantee a success at this stage. Search through company website, ask people, check publications, and eventually write down particular projects and particular researcher whom you'd like to work with.
Do you need to have work authorization or US citizenship?
Is it paid?
Do you have working hours?
Is there free food?
Are there performance requirements/ do you need to write a paper?
Can you convert?
Can you extend Residency to another year?
What are you expected to do after?
... and more ... in the video!
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This is the most useful thing I created in all my life
Coming from someone who works @ Facebook this sounds promising lol
I assert this fact...
Your vlogging skills improved 10x it was when you started ... I like the "ambition" joke (9:20- 9:30)
@@ahmedbaruwa8433 Thanks for being with me all that time. Not sure if I going to make anything else soon
This is great, thanks so much for the info!
Thanks for the info!
Hi Oleksii, thank you for this great video. You are really a generous person for sharing this info! I wonder if it's better to find someone in FB to refer you on the job portal or it doesn't matter if we just apply directly?
I am also interviewing AI Residency program, thank for your sharing. You videos and editing are so great! Cannot wait to see your next video.
Tony Lin Thanks!
Hey tony? When were you contacted for an interview?
@@raymoniyalawrence5484 I apply all programs, but only receive interview from Uber. No rejection mail for now
@@tonylin9872 thats great... never knew uber had one... good luck... 😊
thanks Oleksii for this info !
Very great video. I have a question about the interview, especially the coding interview. Did it have the same difficulty as for a normal SW position?
Florentin Alexandru Iftimie Hi, the style is similar but the expectations are lower. I have a video on interview as well
4:18 Thank you for this life hack! I've been hesitant to put a paper I submitted on my CV/resume that wasn't accepted, but it's good to know this flies. Well, I've been hesitant to write a legitamate CV at all, and I just have a resume. A Google recuiter told me a while back they get so many applications that they can't really waste time on CVs so she felt that they were a waste of time to write. But I think now that I'm a MS in AI grad and I'd like to apply to essentially Research Engineer roles, I should put one together and care a bit less about how I haven't done anything that groundbreaking and care more about how I look on paper.
Thanks for the video! I can't help but marvel at the beauty of the Facebook facilitaties.
Just curious: what would you do if your AI residency application was rejected?
I'd go for PhD probably, this is the easiest solution for fresh grads who have some research experience.
hello, thanks for the informative vid.
Hi Oleksi, do residency gets stipends during the training at Apziva? Does the program offers full-time or part-time?
Thanks for the video! It was very useful.
Please, can you help me with one more question?
Can I apply for most one place, e.g. Menlo Park and Seattle?
Thank you so much! greetings from Brazil!
Renata Quaresma You can apply to different companies, but when you apply to one of them you will only have one application to all locations. If successful they will ask which location do you prefer.
@@OleksiiSidorov Thank You!
Do a detailed video about your interviewing experience for this residency
I have done, check the latest video!
Hi, what gpa criteria is needed for successful application?
I don't think anyone really cares about it, especially if you are not from US university. For US grads I honestly don't know.
Today I messed up in my interview for the AI residency program. I hope to get in next year.
You were interviewing for US or London location?
@@srivatsavraghu4071 US.
@@adhoc3018 Ahh cool same. Lets not jump into conclusions and wait for the results xD
@@srivatsavraghu4071 Ok, let me know when you get your results haha
@@srivatsavraghu4071 rejected, just got the email
How long did it take for them to reach out to you after submitting your application and how many residents were selected?
Raymoniya Lawrence Hi, I think they start contacting people closer to the mid-end of February. This year there are around 15 people in FAIR, but next year should be more
How do you have 3 masters from 17-19? We're the other 2 Online?
Agrover112 No, it's just a joint Master degree. I did one semester in each University, which results in one degree but 3 diplomas. Google "Erasmus Joint Master Degree"
@@OleksiiSidorov Yes was searching it . Is it worth it though? I was interested in Physics stuff and currently pursuing CS Undergrad.
@@Agrover112 Definitely, very nice life experience
What are you planning on doing after a year at FAIR?
I'm currently applying to lots of different positions in industry. I decided to not move forward with PhD.
@Mohammad Mamun Thanks! Actually I not only want to avoid academia, but I want to avoid research whatsoever. I'm applying to other positions closer to Data Science
@@OleksiiSidorov Why is it that you want to avoid research after staying at FAIR?
@@kashyapkotak5066 I explained it in the video "AI Research is not for everyone", check it.
@@OleksiiSidorov I did check that video, thanks for sharing your exp as reality is not really known to people before actually doing things. Does Ph.d is too stress ful and cause mental breakdown , is also the reason you are not going with Ph.D?
Please add subtitles next time it'll be a lot better
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Hi bro could you please tell me any typing or data entry work please help me bro I have so many problems in my life
english subtitles please
Hi Oleksii,
I am trying to work with the drug discovery side of AI. However, meta has no current team working on that at the moment. Is it worth for me to apply there?
Thank you,
Adnan