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Robot Foundation Models Pretraining Scientist

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Generalist is seeking a talented individual to help build the core intelligence for robotics through large-scale training of models. You will design pretraining protocols, define model architectures, and develop data strategies across multimodal datasets. The successful candidate will have experience in training transformer models at scale and a strong foundation in PyTorch. This role promises to push the boundaries of robot intelligence in an innovative team environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Generalist

Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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