
? Z世代畢業生正面臨就業難題,然而,谷歌首個生成式人工智能團隊創始人賈德·塔里菲警告稱,試圖通過攻讀博士學位脫穎而出并非明智之舉。技術發展速度如此之快,學生最終可能“浪費”數年光陰。此言論發布之際,OpenAI首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼(Sam Altman)表示ChatGPT的能力已可與博士級專家相匹敵,而比爾·蓋茨(Bill Gates)也承認人工智能的發展速度甚至令他感到驚訝。
在人工智能沖擊下,本科文憑的回報價值日漸式微,年輕人轉而選擇深造以獲得年薪超20萬美元(部分崗位甚至能提供1億美元簽約獎金)的工作。然而,這位前谷歌高管表示,Z世代不應急于投身“博士深造熱潮”,因為即使是博士學位也可能已失去其競爭優勢。
“待你完成博士學業,當下的人工智能技術形態都已迭代淘汰,即使是將人工智能應用于機器人技術這類課題,屆時也可能早已被攻克。”谷歌首個生成式人工智能團隊創始人賈德·塔里菲在接受《商業內幕》采訪時表示。
塔里菲本人于2012年獲得人工智能博士學位,彼時該領域遠未成為主流。但如今,這位42歲的專家認為,當下更明智的做法是將時間投入人工智能與其他領域交叉的小眾方向,如生物學中的人工智能應用——甚至“完全無需攻讀學位”。
“我們所熟知的高等教育正處于過時邊緣,”塔里菲對《財富》雜志表示,“未來的成功并非源自文憑堆砌,而在于培養獨特視角、激發主觀能動性、提升情感認知能力以及構建強大的人際紐帶。”
“我鼓勵年輕人專注于兩件事:一是學會與他人建立深度聯結的能力,二是做好與自我對話的內在功課。”
科技界警示:人工智能浪潮下教育體系難跟上
即便有志成為醫生或律師,對雄心勃勃的Z世代而言,如今或許也不值得投入時間。塔里菲在接受《商業內幕》采訪時還補充道,相較于人工智能日新月異的發展速度,這些學位的攻讀周期過長,可能導致學生“浪費”數年光陰。
“在當前的醫療體系中,醫學院教授的內容已嚴重過時且依賴死記硬背。”他說道。
塔里菲并非唯一一位認為高等教育未能緊跟人工智能浪潮變化的人。事實上,近期多位科技領袖紛紛表達憂慮:不斷上漲的學費疊加過時的課程設置,正為缺乏準備的勞動力群體醞釀一場“完美風暴”。
“我不確定大學是否在為學生培養當下職場所需的就業能力,”馬克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)4月在西奧·馮(Theo Von)的《與西奧·馮的上周末》(This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von)播客節目中表示,“我認為這是個相當嚴重的問題,而學生債務危機……確實到了棘手的程度。”
“‘或許并非所有人都需要上大學’這種言論,過去有點像禁忌話題,畢竟很多工作并不需要大學學歷,”扎克伯格補充道,“如今人們可能比約十年前更認同這一觀點了。”
此外,OpenAI首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼表示,該公司最新的人工智能模型已達到與博士學位持有者相當的水平。
“與GPT-5交流,確實如同和任何領域的博士級專家對話一般,”奧爾特曼本月早些時候稱,“像GPT-5這樣的技術,在歷史上任何其他時期都是難以想象的。”
從博士學位到六位數薪資的工作機會渠道依然強勁——至少目前如此
對于當下攻讀人工智能專業的博士生而言,私營部門的工作機會渠道依然強勁。事實上,根據麻省理工學院(MIT)的數據,2023年約70%的人工智能博士生畢業后選擇進入私營企業工作,而20年前這一比例為20%。
然而,這一增長態勢讓部分學術界領袖心生憂慮:過多專家選擇加入科技公司,而非留在高校擔任教授、培育下一代人才,可能導致“人才流失”。
芝加哥大學計算機科學系主任亨利·霍夫曼(Henry Hoffmann)近期在接受《財富》雜志采訪時表示,數十年來,他的博士生一直是企業競相招攬的對象,但如今薪資誘惑愈發驚人。最近就有一名毫無工作經驗的學生選擇退學,接受了字節跳動(ByteDance)開出的“六位數高薪”工作邀約。
“倘若學生(在求學階段)就能得到理想工作,那便沒有理由強迫他們繼續完成學業了。”霍夫曼說道。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
? Z世代畢業生正面臨就業難題,然而,谷歌首個生成式人工智能團隊創始人賈德·塔里菲警告稱,試圖通過攻讀博士學位脫穎而出并非明智之舉。技術發展速度如此之快,學生最終可能“浪費”數年光陰。此言論發布之際,OpenAI首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼(Sam Altman)表示ChatGPT的能力已可與博士級專家相匹敵,而比爾·蓋茨(Bill Gates)也承認人工智能的發展速度甚至令他感到驚訝。
在人工智能沖擊下,本科文憑的回報價值日漸式微,年輕人轉而選擇深造以獲得年薪超20萬美元(部分崗位甚至能提供1億美元簽約獎金)的工作。然而,這位前谷歌高管表示,Z世代不應急于投身“博士深造熱潮”,因為即使是博士學位也可能已失去其競爭優勢。
“待你完成博士學業,當下的人工智能技術形態都已迭代淘汰,即使是將人工智能應用于機器人技術這類課題,屆時也可能早已被攻克。”谷歌首個生成式人工智能團隊創始人賈德·塔里菲在接受《商業內幕》采訪時表示。
塔里菲本人于2012年獲得人工智能博士學位,彼時該領域遠未成為主流。但如今,這位42歲的專家認為,當下更明智的做法是將時間投入人工智能與其他領域交叉的小眾方向,如生物學中的人工智能應用——甚至“完全無需攻讀學位”。
“我們所熟知的高等教育正處于過時邊緣,”塔里菲對《財富》雜志表示,“未來的成功并非源自文憑堆砌,而在于培養獨特視角、激發主觀能動性、提升情感認知能力以及構建強大的人際紐帶。”
“我鼓勵年輕人專注于兩件事:一是學會與他人建立深度聯結的能力,二是做好與自我對話的內在功課。”
科技界警示:人工智能浪潮下教育體系難跟上
即便有志成為醫生或律師,對雄心勃勃的Z世代而言,如今或許也不值得投入時間。塔里菲在接受《商業內幕》采訪時還補充道,相較于人工智能日新月異的發展速度,這些學位的攻讀周期過長,可能導致學生“浪費”數年光陰。
“在當前的醫療體系中,醫學院教授的內容已嚴重過時且依賴死記硬背。”他說道。
塔里菲并非唯一一位認為高等教育未能緊跟人工智能浪潮變化的人。事實上,近期多位科技領袖紛紛表達憂慮:不斷上漲的學費疊加過時的課程設置,正為缺乏準備的勞動力群體醞釀一場“完美風暴”。
“我不確定大學是否在為學生培養當下職場所需的就業能力,”馬克·扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)4月在西奧·馮(Theo Von)的《與西奧·馮的上周末》(This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von)播客節目中表示,“我認為這是個相當嚴重的問題,而學生債務危機……確實到了棘手的程度。”
“‘或許并非所有人都需要上大學’這種言論,過去有點像禁忌話題,畢竟很多工作并不需要大學學歷,”扎克伯格補充道,“如今人們可能比約十年前更認同這一觀點了。”
此外,OpenAI首席執行官薩姆·奧爾特曼表示,該公司最新的人工智能模型已達到與博士學位持有者相當的水平。
“與GPT-5交流,確實如同和任何領域的博士級專家對話一般,”奧爾特曼本月早些時候稱,“像GPT-5這樣的技術,在歷史上任何其他時期都是難以想象的。”
從博士學位到六位數薪資的工作機會渠道依然強勁——至少目前如此
對于當下攻讀人工智能專業的博士生而言,私營部門的工作機會渠道依然強勁。事實上,根據麻省理工學院(MIT)的數據,2023年約70%的人工智能博士生畢業后選擇進入私營企業工作,而20年前這一比例為20%。
然而,這一增長態勢讓部分學術界領袖心生憂慮:過多專家選擇加入科技公司,而非留在高校擔任教授、培育下一代人才,可能導致“人才流失”。
芝加哥大學計算機科學系主任亨利·霍夫曼(Henry Hoffmann)近期在接受《財富》雜志采訪時表示,數十年來,他的博士生一直是企業競相招攬的對象,但如今薪資誘惑愈發驚人。最近就有一名毫無工作經驗的學生選擇退學,接受了字節跳動(ByteDance)開出的“六位數高薪”工作邀約。
“倘若學生(在求學階段)就能得到理想工作,那便沒有理由強迫他們繼續完成學業了。”霍夫曼說道。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Gen Z grads are struggling to land jobs. But pursuing a doctoral degree to stand out is not the answer, warns Jad Tarifi, the founder of Google’s first generative-AI team. Students could end up “throwing away” years of their lives, as technology is moving so quickly. This comes as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT can already perform on par with PhD-level experts, and Bill Gates admits that AI is accelerating at a pace that surprises even him.
As undergraduate degrees have lost their payoffs thanks to AI, young people have turned to advanced schooling to unlock jobs with salaries exceeding $200,000 (or in some cases, a $100 million signing bonus). However, one former Google leader says Gen Z should not be so fast to jump on the PhD train, as even doctoral degrees may have lost their edge.
“AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a PhD. Even things like applying AI to robotics will be solved by then,” Jad Tarifi, the founder of Google’s first generative-AI team, told Business Insider.
Tarifi himself graduated with a PhD in AI in 2012, when the subject was far less mainstream. But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all.
“Higher education as we know it is on the verge of becoming obsolete,” Tarifi said to Fortune. “Thriving in the future will come not from collecting credentials but from cultivating unique perspectives, agency, emotional awareness, and strong human bonds.
“I encourage young people to focus on two things: the art of connecting deeply with others, and the inner work of connecting with themselves.”
Tech’s warning for education on the changing AI tide
Even studying to become a medical doctor or lawyer may not be worth ambitious Gen Z’s time anymore. Those degrees take so long to complete in comparison with how quickly AI is evolving that they may result in students just “throwing away” years of their lives, Tarifi added to BI.
“In the current medical system, what you learn in medical school is so outdated and based on memorization,” he said.
Tarifi is not alone in his feeling that higher education is not keeping up with the shifting AI tides. In fact, many tech leaders have recently expressed concerns that the rising cost of school paired with an outdated curriculum is creating a perfect storm for an unprepared workforce.
“I’m not sure that college is preparing people for the jobs that they need to have today,” said Mark Zuckerberg on Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast in April. “I think that there’s a big issue on that, and all the student debt issues are…really big.
“It’s sort of been this taboo thing to say, ‘Maybe not everyone needs to go to college,’ and because there’s a lot of jobs that don’t require that…people are probably coming around to that opinion a little more now than maybe like 10 years ago,” Zuckerberg added.
Moreover, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that his company’s latest AI model can already perform in ways equivalent to those with a PhD.
“GPT-5 really feels like talking to a PhD-level expert in any topic,” Altman said earlier this month. “Something like GPT-5 would be pretty much unimaginable in any other time in history.”
The pipeline from PhD to six-figure job offer remains strong—for now
For existing AI-focused PhD students, the private sector jobs pipeline remains strong. In fact, in 2023, some 70% of all AI doctoral students took private sector jobs postgrad, a jump from just 20% two decades ago, according to MIT.
However, this increase has some academic leaders worried about a “brain drain” that could result from too many experts electing to work at tech companies—versus staying back and teaching the next generation as professors.
Henry Hoffmann, the chair of the University of Chicago’s department of computer science, recently told Fortune that he’s seen his PhD students get courted for decades—but the salary lures have only grown. One student with zero professional experience recently dropped out to accept a “high six-figure” offer from ByteDance.
“When students can get the kind of job they want [as students], there’s no reason to force them to keep going,” Hoffmann said.