A Ex-Google AI Pioneer Says Getting a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence Is No Longer Worth It. Here’s Why.

AI researchers are in high demand, with some offered billion-dollar compensation packages from Meta amid the ongoing AI talent wars.

However, one AI pioneer, Jad Tarifi, who founded Google’s first generative AI team after obtaining a Ph.D. in AI, would not recommend higher study to break into the field.

In a new interview with Business Insider, Tarifi, 42, predicted that within the five to seven years it takes to obtain a Ph.D., most of AI’s problems will be solved.

“Even things like applying AI to robotics will be solved by then,” Tarifi told BI.

Related: AI Is Going to ‘Replace Everybody’ in Several Fields, According to the ‘Godfather of AI.’ Here’s Who

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