"AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a Ph.D. Even things like applying AI to robotics will be solved by then. So either get into something niche like AI for biology, which is still in its very early stages, or just don't get into anything at all," Tarifi said.
It's one thing to put on your CV 'I wrote a paper on this topic', but it's another thing to say 'I'm going to put this on my skin and carry it around with me for the rest of my life'. It's a different level of connection.