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Doing a Machine Learning PhD While Working in Japan

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  1. sashank_1509 · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. suddenlybananas · · focus · HN ↗
      What's the point of this comment? Did you even read the article?
      1. rrr_oh_man · · focus · HN ↗

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        1. msdz · · focus · HN ↗
          No, you don’t get it. The until now completely un-recursive not-self-improving training runs will automate themselves away any day now, and ML PhD’s will become worthless!!
          1. sashank_1509 · · focus · HN ↗
            They already are imo, 50k submissions to ICLR, no ones doing any research. Most computer vision research invalidated by GPT Astra
            1. suddenlybananas · · focus · HN ↗
              Do you think every submission is meaningful, insightful or useful?
    2. gregjw · · focus · HN ↗
      Surely considering the field he got the PhD in, hes in the safest field for job security regarding this.
      1. sashank_1509 · · focus · HN ↗
        It’s the opposite, ML is most dependent on excess compute.
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