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You do understand that academics are usually funded by taxpayers? Obviously, not by me, as I don't pay taxes in China, but it's not like academics are doing thi

You do understand that academics are usually funded by taxpayers? Obviously, not by me, as I don't pay taxes in China, but it's not like academics are doing this work for free. Society pays them for their work so that it can benefit from its results.

LightBug1 3y ago
"Society" quiet chuckle
YetAnotherNick 3y ago
Is there any breakdown of private vs government funding for general purpose academic research. I was under the impression that most of the funds in field like ML come from fees from undergrads and donations by alumnus, or by private companies.
- WoodenChair 3y ago
  > I was under the impression that most of the funds in field like ML come from fees from undergrads and donations by alumnus, or by private companies. In the United States, tuition makes up less than 35% of most universities' revenue.[0] Donations are significant, but if we were to just look at research funding, it would mostly be government grants. "The federal government is by far the largest funder of academic R&D..." [1] [0] https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cud https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cud [1] https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20202/academic-r-d-in-the-united-states https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20202/academic-r-d-in-the-unit...
rat9988 3y ago
Don't worry, the private money will not go to their pocket but to fund future projects of the university, lab or whatever. It's a way to lessen the burden on taxpayers, and to shift it to those who benefit the most from it.
ohgodplsno 3y ago
You do understand that private companies, as a whole, are a drain on the academic system, pushing to lower the very taxes that fund this research ? Society should benefit from these results. The 5000th LLM-haiku-generator-saas-company-incorporated-in-delaware is not society.

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You do understand that academics are usually funded by taxpayers? Obviously, not by me, as I don't pay taxes in China, but it's not like academics are doing thi

by exizt88 3y ago

LightBug1 3y ago
"Society" quiet chuckle
YetAnotherNick 3y ago
Is there any breakdown of private vs government funding for general purpose academic research. I was under the impression that most of the funds in field like ML come from fees from undergrads and donations by alumnus, or by private companies.
- WoodenChair 3y ago
  > I was under the impression that most of the funds in field like ML come from fees from undergrads and donations by alumnus, or by private companies. In the United States, tuition makes up less than 35% of most universities' revenue.[0] Donations are significant, but if we were to just look at research funding, it would mostly be government grants. "The federal government is by far the largest funder of academic R&D..." [1] [0] https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cud https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cud [1] https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20202/academic-r-d-in-the-united-states https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20202/academic-r-d-in-the-unit...
rat9988 3y ago
Don't worry, the private money will not go to their pocket but to fund future projects of the university, lab or whatever. It's a way to lessen the burden on taxpayers, and to shift it to those who benefit the most from it.
ohgodplsno 3y ago
You do understand that private companies, as a whole, are a drain on the academic system, pushing to lower the very taxes that fund this research ? Society should benefit from these results. The 5000th LLM-haiku-generator-saas-company-incorporated-in-delaware is not society.