I just finished a PhD in stats, and before that, studied computer science. I had planned to go back to industry to do software engineering or be a data scientist afterwards.

However, it seems that in the meantime, vibe coding has taken over the software industry and swallowed most data scientist roles. Few open positions, and the ones that do exist are just pushing a button instead of thinking and solving problems. Is this a correct assessment? Should I try to get back in or just find a new career? I am not too keen on staying in academia either.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 day ago

    You can look at Terence Tao’s blog instead if you’d like. Just from the last week or so, there are the following headlines:

    • Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era
    • Mathematics has changed. Let’s act like it
    • The mathematical sciences in an AI-enabled world
    • Report of the Summit on Math Research in the Age of AI
    • AI, Mathematics, Education, and a public goods problem
    • nimpnin@sopuli.xyzOP
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      1 day ago

      I looked at Egoless Mathematics in the AI Era, and it was AI slop. BTW, his blog is full of guest posts now