AI provides real income and job security to PhDs struggling in academia, says researcher
geoffwolfe · x · 2026-08-06
Geoff Wolfe comments that AI has given real income and job security to PhDs who struggled to make a living in academia, calling it funny. This is in response to a tweet about Berkeley scholars feeling psychologically threatened by AI models potentially replacing them.
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