Stanford researchers reflect on doing a PhD in the AI era

PhD student Toru published a blog post after a Stanford Vision Seminar talk reflecting on what to research, how to work with AI, and why do a PhD at all, arguing belief in problems outlasts belief in methods. Robotics researcher danfeixu endorsed it as a golden age for low-ego, goal-driven researchers.

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