This is tricky to navigate: PhD students need to be familiar with AI tools, but also need to avoid going on autopilot. Many are already using LLMs daily, but while 71% find these tools acceptable, a majority worry they’re eroding the hard-won critical thinking that defines a doctorate. #AcademicSky

AI and the PhD student: friend...
AI and the PhD student: friend or foe?

Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build.