AI researcher proposes making PhD coursework optional to free time for research mentorship
ZhijingJin · x · 2026-10-28
Zhijing Jin argues AI PhD coursework should become optional: self-learning has never been easier, many incoming PhDs are already strong researchers, mandatory classes consume professors' time needed for research mentorship, and urgent AI problems need academics who can think freely, independent of industry's for-profit directions. Courses remain valuable — they just shouldn't be compulsory.
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