Academia is developing an 'AI caste system,' warns investor as models erase research moats
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-12
Investor Soumitra Shukla argues academia is evolving a 'caste system': senior researchers who dismiss AI output as 'slop' are responding to models that can do in 10–15 minutes what took them years to learn by erecting guardrails and 'initiation ceremonies.' He contends the right move is embracing AI to do more creative science that wasn't possible before, rather than defending a fading priesthood.
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