AI Has Already Killed Academia as We Know It

magic_hamster

Solving the paper submission is easy. Just hold frontal interview where the submitter defends their paper. They can't create papers every day and still be knowledgeable about them in depth. We are hurling to a reality where the only noteworthy metric is human to human validation.

handfuloflight

How about we embrace the era of the superhuman?

chris_money202

Flip the classroom, make students learn the material on their own (Using AI or whatever resources they want to use) and then in-classroom time is divided on working on problems (without AI assistance which can be controlled in this environment) and quizzes/exams (again without AI). We don't need lectures anymore, they are an incredibly ineffective way to learn.

mmarian

I'm not as pessimistic about its impact on scientific publishing. Yes, you can churn articles faster, but if people catch you gaming this system to extreme lengths your reputation will take a huge hit. And the system is very transparent and visible, so it'll follow you forever.