NSF launches 4-year PhD program as predictions say every enterprise may soon run an AI lab
annbordetsky · x · 2026-07-29
The thread argues that enterprise AI labs may arrive sooner than expected and points to a new NSF doctoral program as evidence.
- One cited prediction says every large enterprise will have its own AI lab within 10 years, doing post-training, fine-tuning, and continual learning on proprietary data.
- The reply suggests the timeline may be closer to 5 years.
- NSF is launching a first-of-its-kind 4-year PhD program at more than 30 universities, with students spending a year or more embedded with industry partners on dissertation-related research.
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