AI Will Turn Researchers Into Perpetual Undergrads Driven by Pure Curiosity
BlackHC · x · 2026-08-01
The author argues that the future of research will fundamentally change as AI models perform research faster and better than most humans. \n\nDriven by pure curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, the academic landscape will no longer have space for competitiveness and ego. This shift will redefine the accidental aspects of identity that researchers have come to equate with their work, a transition that some will love and others will hate.
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