Intern, Earning 120,000 Monthly
An article titled "Intern, Monthly Income of 120,000 RMB" discusses the intense competition for top AI talent in China, highlighted by a viral social media post. A Tsinghua University student from the prestigious Yao Class reportedly received a staggering internship offer from the AI company DeepSeek with a daily salary of 5,500 RMB (pre-tax), translating to over 120,000 RMB per month.
This case exemplifies the fierce "talent war" raging among major tech firms. Companies like DeepSeek, Huawei, Tencent, and ByteDance are aggressively recruiting interns and fresh graduates with unprecedented compensation packages, high conversion rates to full-time positions, and even company stock options for top performers like those in Moonshot AI's "Time Travel Plan." The trend shows recruitment starting earlier, even targeting high school students.
The driving force is the belief that a few exceptional individuals can be pivotal in the AI race. Salaries for elite AI researchers have skyrocketed from around one million RMB annually to tens of millions. Young, highly-educated talents from top schools, seen as adaptable "AI Natives," are being placed at the forefront of core projects. Examples include Tencent appointing a 27-year-old former OpenAI researcher as its Chief AI Scientist.
In essence, the competition is shifting from just models and computing power to a battle for talent density. A new generation of young experts is rapidly rising to central roles, poised to reshape the future AI landscape.
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