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The AI industry’s pace has researchers stressed


The AI industry is moving at lightning pace. It's placing a massive strain on AI and machine learning researchers.

“Everything has changed virtually overnight,” one researcher told me, “with our work — both positive and negative results — having huge impacts as measured by things like product exposure, and financial consequences.” Bhaskar Bhatt, an AI consultant at professional services company EY, says the industry should work to build “robust support networks” to combat feelings of isolation. Ofir Press, a postdoctoral student at Princeton, proposed fewer AI conferences and weeklong “pauses” on paper submissions so that researchers can take a break from tracking new work.

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