OpenAI researcher: AI is 'catastrophic' for UGs and PhDs who want to do science
willdepue · x · 2026-11-11
OpenAI researcher willdepue argues AI progress is "catastrophic" for undergrads and PhDs who care about contributing to science — himself included.
He contends that within 2-3 years, everyone below the 97th percentile will be bested in any scientific field, and if humans are relegated to the sidelines, "there's no human science left."
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