The case for pursuing an AI PhD as the field accelerates
Phillip Isola argues that public research and deep human expertise remain valuable even as AI automates parts of research.
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Phillip Isola says students ask whether an AI PhD still makes sense when methods can be surpassed quickly and AI is taking on research tasks. He argues that work done in public can help shape the field, that human expertise still matters, and that a PhD lets researchers adapt as the frontier changes.
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