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Academia has gotten so dumb and sycophantic, now even Princeton. Continue like this and the intellectual centers will be in Beijing and Moscow soon. But of cou

by 540198 5mo ago

Academia has gotten so dumb and sycophantic, now even Princeton. Continue like this and the intellectual centers will be in Beijing and Moscow soon. But of course bending over for the industry and grant money is more important.

bayarearefugee 5mo ago
> Academia has gotten so dumb and sycophantic Modern US universities are just hedge funds with legacy schools attached. Not surprising that just like the corporations (including lots of HN darlings like Apple) they are taking turns sucking the orange cock to facilitate line go up.
giwook 5mo ago
The sychophany is not limited to academia unfortunately.
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variety8675 5mo ago
You seem to confuse writing about an industry backed AI literacy effort with endorsing it, the article is mostly critical
mistrial9 5mo ago
I disagree -- I suspect that no one expected this banal item to be put on such a visible public spot (front page YNews). I'll assert that it is the filters and amplification that is so changed, and results like this occur. It was a dramatic media statement at the time to talk about a "long tail" of worth and specialization, and there was a collective excitement about making an Internet where some assistant teacher writing just a handout that strikes a certain nerve or chord and then the world gets it in seconds. In this case, considering the tech-sociology of the writing, I'll say that the security researcher in another post gets it right -- mercilessly hone in on contradictions or unintended consequences, and quickly. for anyone reading this, many major Universities with Law schools or related serious matters, have published explicit rules about LLM use and writing, for different contexts already.. long ago..
general1465 5mo ago
> Continue like this and the intellectual centers will be in Beijing and Moscow soon My friend, it may be bad in the Western Academia, but compared to Russian nepotism, West is a beacon of meritocracy. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/28/putins-daughter-takes-control-of-closed-ai-hub-at-moscow-state-university-reports-a92624 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/28/putins-daughter-ta...

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bayarearefugee 5mo ago

> Academia has gotten so dumb and sycophantic Modern US universities are just hedge funds with legacy schools attached. Not surprising that just like the corporations (including lots of HN darlings like Apple) they are taking turns sucking the orange cock to facilitate line go up.

giwook 5mo ago

The sychophany is not limited to academia unfortunately.

deleted 5mo ago

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variety8675 5mo ago

You seem to confuse writing about an industry backed AI literacy effort with endorsing it, the article is mostly critical

mistrial9 5mo ago

I disagree -- I suspect that no one expected this banal item to be put on such a visible public spot (front page YNews). I'll assert that it is the filters and amplification that is so changed, and results like this occur. It was a dramatic media statement at the time to talk about a "long tail" of worth and specialization, and there was a collective excitement about making an Internet where some assistant teacher writing just a handout that strikes a certain nerve or chord and then the world gets it in seconds. In this case, considering the tech-sociology of the writing, I'll say that the security researcher in another post gets it right -- mercilessly hone in on contradictions or unintended consequences, and quickly. for anyone reading this, many major Universities with Law schools or related serious matters, have published explicit rules about LLM use and writing, for different contexts already.. long ago..

general1465 5mo ago

> Continue like this and the intellectual centers will be in Beijing and Moscow soon My friend, it may be bad in the Western Academia, but compared to Russian nepotism, West is a beacon of meritocracy. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/28/putins-daughter-takes-control-of-closed-ai-hub-at-moscow-state-university-reports-a92624 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/28/putins-daughter-ta...