Academic asks: which research problems keep scholars relevant alongside industry AI progress
HerrDreyer · x · 2026-10-23
HerrDreyer says he's excited about AI but argues some feeds aren't representative of the field, raising an open question: which problems should academics tackle to complement industry rather than be made irrelevant within a year.
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