MIT's Phillip Isola: counterintuitively, now is a great time to do an AI PhD
phillip_isola · x · 2026-09-29
MIT professor Phillip Isola answers a question students often ask: does pursuing an AI PhD still make sense in this accelerating age? Counterintuitively, he thinks it's a great time to do so, and has written up his reasoning — including how to choose research problems, directions, and ways of working — for anyone considering a PhD.
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