Professor spots ChatGPT-written 'personalized' PhD outreach emails instantly
tallinzen · x · 2026-10-27
A professor's quip on AI-generated PhD outreach: "If you think I'm too dumb to realize your personalized email was tailored by ChatGPT, do you really want me to be your PhD advisor?" A snapshot of the template-AI-email flood in academic applications — lazy personalization reads worse than none at all.
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