Study of 227K PhD Theses Links AI Use to Leaving Academia

A new preprint analyzing nearly 227,000 US STEM PhD dissertations (2019–May 2026) using Pangram found that AI writing traces correlate with graduates not pursuing academic research careers. Economist Paul Novosad highlighted the findings, suggesting AI usage may signal a loss of scientific expertise.

2026-10-05 ~ 2026-10-06 · 3 related posts

• Study Links AI-Writing Traces in Dissertations to Leaving Academia — paulnovosad · 2026-10-05
• Study of 227K STEM PhD abstracts links AI use to leaving academia for industry — ValerioCapraro · 2026-10-06

1 near-duplicate retellings: ValerioCapraro