Skip the PhD — not because nothing's left to discover, but because academia is the wrong institution
tensorqt · x · 2026-10-10
- Researcher tensorqt argues you should avoid doing a PhD not because there's nothing left to discover, but because the PhD is the wrong institution for making discoveries.
- Adds to ongoing debate about whether the academic research system fits the AI era.
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