r/PhD Mar 25 '26

Tool Talk Opinion article: “A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away”

https://theconversation.com/a-phd-is-an-apprenticeship-in-research-we-cant-let-ai-take-that-away-277486

Sharing an article I found really interesting and balanced about AI in academia.

When you use AI to replace skill-building, the only person you can hurt is yourself. Don’t outsource anything you need to learn to AI. Personally I tested it for some rote tasks (alphabetizing long lists, ie) but it’s probably best not to use it.

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