Emeritus prof's swipe at young AI researchers sparks pushback over gatekeeping
nitarshan · x · 2026-10-13
- An emeritus professor dismissed young AI researchers as "25 years old, naive, not doing engineering work, never having built real products for real people at large companies."
- The post's author pushes back, arguing that Jacob and collaborators have likely done more serious engineering than Michael Jordan has in his entire career.
- The exchange is being shared as an example of status-based gatekeeping in academic AI circles.
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