Researcher now gets a dozen AI-generated high-schooler cold emails a day
paulnovosad · x · 2026-09-15
Researcher Sasha Gusev says he used to respond to all cold emails from high schoolers interested in research, but now receives a dozen or more per day — nearly all 100% AI-generated — and has stopped replying. The post captures how AI-generated outreach is drowning authentic signals in academia.
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