Should PhD Students Use AI? Advisor's Codex Pro-for-All Policy Sparks Debate
examachine · x · 2026-10-16
An advisor argues giving every PhD student a Codex Pro subscription should be as standard as a laptop, noting students' weekly progress now outpaces his own early-PhD output — shifting what students should be trained for: choosing the right problems and judging whether work truly matters.
@examachine pushed back sharply, replying that students should not use OpenAI and Anthropic products at all, sparking a debate over AI reliance in doctoral training.
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