Artificial Intelligence Internship

C Spire; Ridgeland, Northern (MS, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

C Spire in Ridgeland, MS offers a Summer 2026 Artificial Intelligence Internship where you will work with the AI team to explore, build, test, and improve AI-powered solutions, gaining hands-on experience with Python, APIs, and LLMs.

You will design prototypes, evaluate feasibility, document results, and collaborate with engineers and business partners in a fast-paced telecom and technology environment.

Qualifications

• The role emphasizes hands-on AI development and prototyping.
• Collaborate with AI engineers and business teams to implement AI solutions.
• Gain experience with modern AI development tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work with AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows and identify opportunities for AI value.
• Design, build, test, and improve AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.
• Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to evaluate business value and technical feasibility.
• Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.

Skills

Python

APIs

RAG

AI agents

Prompt engineering

Modern AI tools

Job description

## Artificial Intelligence InternshipApply: Ridgeland, MS: Full time: Posted 5 Days Ago: R0001240**Our Vision: Be the best at what we do. Our Mission: Improve lives through technology.****Summary:**“Customer Inspired” isn’t our slogan — it’s our driving force, and C Spire team members live it. We aim to engage the exceptional and embrace operational excellence to best deliver connectivity and technology solutions that advance our communities and customers’ lives. It’s a challenging goal, but we have a winning team that is looking to grow. As an Artificial Intelligence Intern, you will work alongside our AI team to explore, build, test, and improve practical AI-powered solutions that solve real business problems. You will gain hands-on experience applying artificial intelligence, large language models, automation, and modern development tools in a real telecommunications and technology environment. You will work with team members and business partners to understand workflows, identify opportunities for AI, develop prototypes, and evaluate solutions based on real-world results. This position is for a Summer Internship in 2026, located at our Corporate Office in Ridgeland, MS.**Responsibilities:****What You Will Do**In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.* Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.* Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.* Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.* Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.* Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.* Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as **Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools**.* Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.* Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.* Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.* Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.* Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain **real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions** while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.**Qualifications:****What You Will Do**In all of your duties, you will have a relentless, obsessive, yet disciplined approach to manage all details to perfection and deliver desired results.* Work alongside AI engineers and business teams to understand workflows, identify pain points, and explore opportunities where AI can provide meaningful value.* Assist in designing, building, testing, and improving AI- and large language model-powered applications, features, agents, and workflow automations.* Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to help evaluate business value and technical feasibility.* Test AI solutions using real feedback and performance data and help identify opportunities for improvement.* Support automation initiatives designed to reduce repetitive work, improve accuracy, and increase efficiency.* Gain hands-on experience with technologies such as **Python, APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, prompt engineering, and other modern AI development tools**.* Assist with building reusable AI components, integrations, prompts, tools, and capabilities that can be applied across the organization.* Research emerging AI technologies and help evaluate how they could be applied to C Spire business needs.* Document requirements, testing results, technical decisions, and lessons learned throughout projects.* Collaborate in a fast-paced team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.* Participate in C Spire’s summer internship programming, including networking, professional development, team activities, and other intern experiences.This internship provides an opportunity to move beyond classroom concepts and gain **real-world experience building and delivering AI solutions** while learning from professionals working at the forefront of AI and technology.