"the very foundation of modern academia has been blown to bits"
Tony Feng is a mathematics professor at UC Berkeley, and he tells us:
« In the past, the path to a math Ph.D. cultivated resilience, resourcefulness, critical thinking, and a healthy skepticism (…) but suddenly you can produce a passable Ph.D. thesis with the push of a button.
« In the past, the path to a math Ph.D. cultivated resilience, resourcefulness, critical thinking, and a healthy skepticism (…) but suddenly you can produce a passable Ph.D. thesis with the push of a button.
Summary
A UC Berkeley math professor argues that the rise of AI tools is undermining the traditional rigor and critical thinking skills developed during the Ph.D. process. He highlights concerns about how easily one can now generate a thesis, raising questions about the future of academic standards.
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