AI circles debate whether a recent PhD signals poor judgment as credentials lose meaning
repligate · x · 2026-10-16
repligate ignited a debate by arguing that requiring a PhD for research roles is absurd, and that doing a PhD in the last six years may signal poor judgment. A widely shared counterpoint: a self-taught machinist with a 7th-grade education designed custom engine parts for NASA and race teams—because he built things. With all human knowledge and AI freely available, critics argue credentials are losing their meaning.
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