AI researcher: universities would hire zero PhD students as workers, they cost more than they provide
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-11-10
In a debate over PhD stipends, AI researcher Afinetheorem argues that purely as workers, universities would hire zero PhD students: their cost already exceeds the value they provide back to the university.
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