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ML PhDs Debate Impact of AI Chatbots on Research Landscape

A discussion on Reddit's r/MachineLearning subreddit explores whether individuals pursuing or having completed a PhD in Machine Learning would prefer to have done so before or after the widespread availability of AI chatbots. The thread poses this question to gauge the impact of these tools on the academic research landscape. AI

IMPACT AI chatbots may influence the direction and methodology of machine learning PhD research.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a single Reddit post posing a question for discussion, fitting the 'commentary' bucket.

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ML PhDs Debate Impact of AI Chatbots on Research Landscape

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Hope999991 ·

    ML PhDs: Would you rather have done your PhD before or after the rise of AI chatbots? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>For those doing or having completed a PhD in ML, I’m curious:<br /> If you had the choice, would you rather have done your PhD before ChatGPT and other AI chatbots became widely available, or in today’s AI era?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; subm…