Prof inundated with LLM-written PhD applicant emails: 'I would never hire Claude'
luislamb · x · 2026-09-20
Professor TaliaRinger tweeted that her inbox was flooded with a whole new generation of LLM-generated PhD applicant emails, quipping: "If you are going to forfeit your voice, please don't cede it to Claude. I would never hire Claude." The post captures growing fatigue in academia with templated, AI-written application materials — admissions professors now recognize and resent the canned LLM voice.
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