Data & Society — Could This Be the Last Generation of Graduate Students?

As scientists use AI systems as a proxy for working with students, the future of scientific research itself is at stake.

Could This Be the Last Generation of Graduate Students? - Data & Society Back to All Could This Be the Last Generation of Graduate Students? Published on April 29, 2026 Ranjit Singh Share to Bluesky Share to Linkedin artificial intelligence education generative artificial intelligence Over the last few months, the comparison between AI systems and graduate students has emerged again and again in the conversations I’ve been having about the impact of AI on science. Sometimes it is offered casually, almost admiringly: I’ve been told that using AI feels like working with “a very good graduate stu

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