@MaxForAI: This is something I've been saying repeatedly — the industry is moving too fast. No one will wait for you to get your degree. Once you have it, you'll find that you are no longer as valuable. Or rather, the deck has been reshuffled, and there's no seat left for you.
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Discussion on the rapid development of the AI industry, suggesting that after completing a PhD, one may miss major breakthroughs and financial returns, emphasizing that the industry won't wait for you.
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This is what I’ve been saying over and over—the industry is moving too fast. No one is going to wait for you to finish your degree. By the time you get that degree, you’ll realize you’re no longer that valuable.
Or, to put it another way, the deck has already been reshuffled, and there’s no seat left for you.
Yinjie Wang (@YinjieW2024):
The bad thing is, the AI industry is developing too fast in US for you to finish your PhD in time.🙃 By the time you graduate, you WILL MISS the chance to contribute to the major advances in LLMs, which is where the substantial financial returns are likely to come from.
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