The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.
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On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
The machines are fine. I'm worried about us. On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable. Mar 30, 2026 # ai # llm # science # physics # academia Imagine you're a new assistant professor at a research university. You just got the job, you just got a small pot of startup funding, and you just hired your first two PhD students: Alice and Bob. You're in astrophysics. This is the beginning of everything. You do what your supervisor did for you, years ago: you give each of them a well-defined project. Something you know is solvable, because other people have solved adjac
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