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PhD students who write dissertations with AI less likely to stay in academia

By Alexis Dufresne Published October 21, 2026 at 09:12 UTC

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PhD students who write dissertations with AI less likely to stay in academia

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd: 🧪 Nearly 30% of US STEM PhD dissertation abstracts in 2026 contained AI-generated text, up from 1.7% in 2023. An NBER working paper of 226… →
Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us: PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia www.nature.com/articles/d41... →

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