Jad Tarifi, a former Google AI engineer and co-founder of Integral AI, cautions students against pursuing PhDs in artificial intelligence. He states that by the time students finish their degrees, evolving AI technologies will render their knowledge obsolete. “AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a Ph.D.,” he warns. Instead, he advocates for hands-on experience and exploration of niche areas, like biology, to stay relevant in the fast-paced AI landscape.