Last year, the mood in my field, that has been relatively isolated from many of these impacts, was still very "these are uncomfortable times, but it's still possible to pull through".

Recently, you can cut the tension in a room with a knife whenever matters relating to government decision making come up. Some coworkers are leaving science, promising phds and postdocs leaving to other countries, many of the more established scientists are maintaining backup options.

I too have re-evaluated my feelings and decided that while I am not yet at the point of actively looking to leave the US, besides the hassle of moving itself, I would be fine with having to do so.

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_the_inflator 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Leaving the country won’t solve the problem. EU has no money and focuses gender studies.

AI is coming for all disciplines as well.

A dire situation.

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tequila_shot 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I do not agree. What do you mean by EU focuses on gender studies?

Also, any country should be focused on research irrespective of AI, I do not see how AI is “coming” or how it’s related to this thread.

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hgoel 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Putting aside all the other things I could point out, my field is one where all the major players are roughly on par.

Also, this isn't about making yet another DB SaaS, it's research. AI can only help make it possible to do more than what a lone person could do before.

The problems are not the kind where AI can threaten jobs, and even for junior positions, it's well understood that sometimes things need to be done less efficiently, to allow new people to learn. It's kind of the point of a PhD.

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dilawar 2 hours ago | parent [-]

My own experience during my PhD was that a few, if any, PI cared about your growth as a scientist. All they cared about was progress on their project which sometimes are the same. Most of the time they are not.

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		Admittedly I have had the luck of a very good PI, and then a very good lab to work at. Some of my coworkers have shared some of those horror stories from previous positions, PIs insisting on primary authorship, making students do work for projects without getting any credit etc. However, despite those abuses, I think the ultimate purpose of the PhD remains the same. Though perhaps it is easy for me to say because I didn't experience the abuses myself.

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