Special Edition of The Lightwave

Announcing

The Generative AI Innovation Lab

North Light’s AI’s Generative AI Innovation Lab has launched, offering university students a structured environment to explore and implement generative AI technologies alongside industry experts as they work with real industry clients.

The goal?

Empower organizations across various industries that are looking to explore and implement generative AI technologies in their operations—with a particular emphasis on small-to-midsize organizations.

Program Overview

This Fall (2024), North Light AI will onboard its first cohort of multidisciplinary university students to work at the Lab.

North Light AI offers this as a Talent Accelerator program, designed to provide students with structured, high impact experiential learning opportunities, and companies with agile, cost-effective solutions to their real business challenges.

Key Features Include:

• Hands-on Experience: Students work directly with a suite of current generative AI tools and technologies.

• Customized Approach: Solutions are tailored to specific needs and use cases of North Light AI’s industry clients.

• Risk Mitigation: Student and companies can explore AI applications with reduced financial and operational risks.

Benefits for Other Stakeholders

Universities: North Light AI provides universities and their students with access to structured, high-quality and high-impact experiential learning opportunities, bridging the gap between academia and industry and plugging them into a network of industry experts and mentors.

Gen AI Partners: Partner companies gain access to a pipeline of skilled talent, opportunities for product development and testing, and the chance to contribute to ethical AI practices with significant societal impact.

North Light AI Clients: Access to exceptional talent and skills at a reduced cost.

Student Qualifications and Eligibility

• Strong Programming Skills

• Excel proficiency Data Analytics / Statistics

• Data Visualization (Power BI)

• Content Generation (Video, Podcast, Newsletter)

• Interest in Generative AI

• Open to Undergraduate & Graduate Students studying in the U.S.

• North Light AI is based in Durham, New Hampshire…but remote and hybrid options considered for strong candidates.

Pay is between $15-20 per hour. Part-time.

International Students:

North Light AI welcomes international students to apply for our programs, including the Gen AI Innovation Lab and Talent Accelerator, in compliance with their visa requirements. Students on F-1 visas may be eligible to engage through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Optional Practical Training (OPT), subject to authorization from their Designated School Official (DSO).

Partnership Opportunities

• Mentorships

• Capstones / Internships

• Networking Events

• Sponsorships (Corporate and Academic)

• Software Licenses

• Speaking events and professional development

How to Apply

Students: To start the process, simply email your up-to-date resume to [email protected].

Universities/Gen AI companies: For collaboration, experiential learning projects, or sponsorship opportunities, email [email protected]