“ChinAI #332: AI PhD Grads are “Unsellable”” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured linksNew AI PhD grads are “unsellable”ChinAI #111Twitter postRunning the Right AI Race — A National Strategy for AI diffusionIndustrial Policy and Economic Security ConferenceCould the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles?OPT ObservatoryFirst Key Update to International AI Safety Report Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;here&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;subscribe here&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at [email protected] or on Twitter at&nbsp;@jjding99 --- First published: October 20th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-332-ai-phd-grads-are-unsellable --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:<img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iyso!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e102dfa-8170-4c54-98e5-875c93de43c2_1272x776.png" alt="Bar graph comparing instruction time at German and American engineering schools (1893). The graph shows percentages for oral theoretical instruction and practical lab exercises at five universities. The visualization compares Technical University Wien, Technical University of Munich, Technical University Berlin, MIT, and Cornell University, with each institution having two bars representing different types of instruction time across a four-year course of study." style="max-width: 100%;" />Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.