Drop out for AI or finish the master's? The dilemma of 2026
scaling01 · x · 2026-09-19
A popular post weighs dropping out to try the real world for a year vs. finishing a master's in 6 months — reasoning that labs racing to ASI may make the degree moot. Follow-up: worst case, re-enroll in 2028.
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