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re: Can Ai write doctoral dissertations for you?
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:11 am to theunknownknight
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:11 am to theunknownknight
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Most phDs are the dumbest people in the room anyways so there isn’t much of a difference
Deep education, not broad, no wonder they're chronically under employed.
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Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:11 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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No I’m going to write my admission essay this summer.
For what field, if you don't mind me asking?
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:11 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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I’m having writers block
Nope, you do not, just start. Take one of your papers you wrote from your classwork that is related to your subject and use it to prime the pump. Even better is if you have two or three papers that are related to your subject, throw those in the mix and get started.
Do not make the mistake thinking your writing a final draft to start. I have 15 complete drafts of mine before it was finished. Just get started.
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 11:13 am
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:12 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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I’m talking about for the subject matter. I have an idea that I’ve already done research on and I’m having writers block on how to get it started and how I want to piece it all together
Here's what my Major Professor told me about 1,000,000 years ago. Start with the methods. It's the part you know the best and will get the process started.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:15 am to Lonnie Utah
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Start with the methods.
This is good advice too. Start with a paragraph about what you want to research and how you will do it in the methods.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:19 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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I’m talking about for the subject matter. I have an idea that I’ve already done research on and I’m having writers block on how to get it started and how I want to piece it all together
This sounds more like you are writing a research prospectus and not a dissertation.
These days, most dissertations are a binder of individual research papers.
Therefore your research prospectus should have a list of 3-4 smaller projects. You can start with a statement of purpose introducing a problem where there is a gap in knowledge. Then you list your hypothesis and proposed experimental design. You will also want to highlight basic statistical analyses that may be used.
Once you do that, go back and write more extensive literature reviews to justify the problem statements.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:22 am to theunknownknight
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Most phDs are the dumbest people in the room anyways so there isn’t much of a difference
I've agree with almost all of your comments on the board, but I have to ask if you have data to substantiate this claim?
The OmniPundit, Doctorate, Chemistry and Engineering; Alabama; 1974.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:31 am to OmniPundit
It’s called an inferiority complex regarding street smarts vs book smarts.
Not to mention the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Not to mention the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:36 am to fr33manator
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consider using a flesh and blood paper writer for the task
Pro tip: Most people don't know that the "graduate reader" is just a graduate student from the English Deptartment. You can hire that student to proofread your dissertation prior to submitting it.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:41 am to crazy4lsu
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For what field, if you don't mind me asking?
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:50 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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history
There are programs that admit in the summer for that fall?
Regardless, for this, what you actually need to do is to target institutions who have faculty whose work you know and who can guide you on their specialty. I wouldn't suggest applying until you know what exactly you want to study. You will also have to become familiar with histography and approaches to source material. A Ph.D. is not a generalist field. What I mean is that you are going to be expected to focus on some topic, era of history, etc., with extreme specialization.
I know there is a guy who used to post here who was a historian. I think he was associated with the Univ. of Arizona. Maybe he will come by so you can ask him. But I've never heard of any academic program of decent repute having applications open in the summer for that fall.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 11:58 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Seems like a dumb way to throw away a lot of time, money, and work. Not worth the risk.
Oh, and....AI Board
Oh, and....AI Board
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:31 pm to OmniPundit
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I've agree with almost all of your comments on the board, but I have to ask if you have data to substantiate this claim?
The OmniPundit, Doctorate, Chemistry and Engineering; Alabama; 1974.
I’ve been in and close to that realm - granted it wasn’t in science - was recruited for PHD work, still am on occasion, just don’t see the need for it other than having the title, and most I have seen with it got it for that exact reason
Posted on 4/18/23 at 12:51 pm to TexasTiger08
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After all, there’s zero way to check if AI wrote the document. No websites exist for that sort of thing. None.
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 4/18/23 at 6:31 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
GPT does not think—it sees and connect patterns. It is not a reasoning machine.
GPT passes the bar and aces quantum computing tests, but fails miserably at economics. Source: GPT4 Fails Economics
If your PhD is just regurgitating information and connecting dots, then it’s a worthless PhD.
GPT passes the bar and aces quantum computing tests, but fails miserably at economics. Source: GPT4 Fails Economics
If your PhD is just regurgitating information and connecting dots, then it’s a worthless PhD.
This post was edited on 4/18/23 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 4/18/23 at 7:51 pm to TexasTiger08
turnitin.com does
Posted on 4/18/23 at 7:55 pm to Ronaldo Burgundiaz
Why would chatGPT fail at economics? It’s basically math and logic
Posted on 4/18/23 at 8:03 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Can Ai write doctoral dissertations for you?
Right now I doubt it because dissertations have to be on unique research topics that typically haven't been covered much before. I doubt AI is at the point where it can generate an original research topic, devise a thesis, then write a dissertation proving that thesis. Dissertations are supposed to be unique contributions to whatever field of study you are engaged in.
Don't forget, you typically have to "defend" the dissertation in front of a panel of professors. Only when they are satisfied that your research is good and you understand what you were doing will they award the PhD.
So even if AI was able to do it, you would still need to understand it thoroughly before you went in there for the oral exam.
Posted on 4/18/23 at 8:23 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I’m sure it has a closed form solution to the Navier-Stokes on tap as well. Duhhh just ask the computo-bot Will Robinson.
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