The AI joke going around: after PhD-level models come people who skipped the PhD
rakyll · x · 2026-09-15
An AI joke circulating on X, shared by rakyll: "Current models are getting close to PhD-level intelligence. After that, they're expected to achieve the intelligence of someone who decided not to do a PhD" — a jab at the ubiquitous "PhD-level AI" marketing framing.
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