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A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by andix »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #16
htrp wrote: post #5

MIT Current Graduate Student are 41% international. https://facts.mit.edu/enrollment-statistics/

Yup, it’s called a brain drain and it’s why until recently America held a vice grip on groundbreaking research and its commercialization.

The people decided that this sucks and have spoken. Dear god, make America stupid again!

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by epistasis »

mrhottakes wrote: post #8

Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.

No, everyone is worse off. There is nothing good that comes from this.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by alberto467 »

mrhottakes wrote: post #8

Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.

Not at all, the US is still the world leader in research institutions.

And I say this as an European, we’re miles behind really. You have to make a lot more fuck ups for us to catch you.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by hgoel »

neksn wrote: post #7

And this is only the beginning. I wonder what a good white-collar career path will be post-AI? What is your opinion on this?

This isn't about AI, it's about research funding and what the guys in charge think about science and education.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by mrhottakes »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #13
mrhottakes wrote: post #8

Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.

> other research institutions will become the new leaders Or the knowledge just goes away, the talent wasted.

You sow, then you reap. That's how it goes.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by mrhottakes »

alberto467 wrote: post #23
mrhottakes wrote: post #8

Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.

Not at all, the US is still the world leader in research institutions. And I say this as an European, we’re miles behind really. You have to make a lot more fuck ups for us to catch you.

That's exactly what's happening.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by xhkkffbf »

This is actually good news for society as a whole. There are way too many people who spend time in grad school only to discover that society doesn't have a job for them. Yes, it's not nice for the people who don't get in, but there's been way too much overproduction.

Re: A message from President Kornbluth about funding and the talent pipeline

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Post by mrhottakes »

epistasis wrote: post #22
mrhottakes wrote: post #8

Good. The US is reaping what it sows, and other research institutions will become the new leaders. Stinks for Americans, but the world will be better off overall.

No, everyone is worse off. There is nothing good that comes from this.

If you live outside the US, there is.
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