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Will AI replace Predoctoral Researcher jobs? · Latest report #5ymv3eux
Your job has an expiration date
December 30, 2028
In 2 years, 2 monthsEnjoy being a glorified citation engine before the algorithm prints faster.
Professional reader of papers nobody actually finishes.
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Science without the existential dread.
stretchy.youAI▸ RESEARCHBOT-X▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHSAI's Special Power
hallucinates groundbreaking breakthroughs overnight
You spend years reading papers, running experiments, and begging for grant money to justify your existence.
The one thing AI can't do
You can still find the one specific error in a data set that ruins everything.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
Sensors and scripts now scrub your noisy data set automatically.
Month 4
AI models index and synthesize all relevant papers instantly.
Month 11
Smart software writes your findings into standard academic prose.
Month 20
Predictive models simulate peer review cycles to refine output.
Year 2.2 · D-Day
The institution shifts to fully automated research production.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.6%
too few
Papers written annually
95 percent
Grant rejection rate
infinite cups
Caffeine consumed per day
Your severance
One lifetime subscription to a defunct journal archive.
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