PhD in what?
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2025
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Why not? We’ve enabled hack “artists” and hack “musicians”, why not add hack “doctors” to the list.
I've met plenty of Ph.D.s that were pretty dumb. So that figures.
They haven't shown us an AI with chimpanzee level intelligence yet
So it's gonna be burnt out and addicted to coffee?
GPT 5 will have ‘Ph.D.-level’ psychopathy
FTFY.
What’s intelligent about getting deep into debt and using up years of your life to get into niche work you can only do in a handful of locations, if you’re lucky?
depends on the field, Most people earning a phd can at least find a job eventhough it might not be the one you want. cant say the same for a BS, MS holders they have a much harder time, because employers are cheapskate.
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When they achieve any intelligence it will be a milestone. Right now they just have scripts that regurgitates word salads.
Dartmouth has a PhD in Dumbassery?
Define "intelligence"?
Have you ever seen the degrees in professor's office? None of them are level
... at 9 AM on a Saturday morning.