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> In order to get a Ph.D., you have to do some sort of original research, China has now introduced "practical PhDs" where you have to build some practical mach

by pfdietz 3mo ago

> In order to get a Ph.D., you have to do some sort of original research, China has now introduced "practical PhDs" where you have to build some practical machine instead.

traes 3mo ago
That is exclusive to engineering PhDs, entirely irrelevant to the discussion of math PhDs.
- pfdietz 3mo ago
  Unless, of course, the machine being constructed is the prover (and prompts) that proved the results (or achieved whatever result instead of the human achieving it.)