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AI researchers are in high demand, with some offered billion-dollar compensation packages<\/a> from Meta amid the ongoing AI talent wars<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, one AI pioneer, Jad Tarifi, who founded Google’s first generative AI team after obtaining a Ph.D. in AI, would not recommend higher study to break into the field.<\/p>\n In a new interview with Business Insider<\/i><\/a>, Tarifi, 42, predicted that within the five to seven years it takes to obtain a Ph.D., most of AI’s problems will be solved.<\/p>\n “Even things like applying AI to robotics will be solved by then,” Tarifi told BI<\/i>.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>AI Is Going to ‘Replace Everybody’ in Several Fields, According to the ‘Godfather of AI.’ Here’s Who He Says Should Be ‘Terrified.’<\/a><\/p>\n Tarifi explained that obtaining a Ph.D. was only for “weird people” who were “obsessed” with a certain field because higher education required “a lot of pain” and at least five years of their lives.<\/p>\n He recommended staying away from the Ph.D. route altogether or choosing to specialize in a subfield of AI that is still in its early stages, like AI for biology.<\/p>\n Tarifi received a Ph.D. in 2012 from the University of Florida, where he worked on an AI theory that combined principles from neuroscience, geometry, and machine learning, according to his LinkedIn<\/a>. He then joined Google, where he became a tech lead and manager for nearly a decade, working on models for Google’s generative AI projects.<\/p>\n Tarifi is now the founder and CEO of Integral AI<\/a>, a startup that focuses on creating AI agents to act autonomously on behalf of users.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>These 3 Professions Are Most Likely to Vanish in the Next 20 Years Due to AI, According to a New Report<\/a><\/p>\n In the BI<\/i> interview, Tarifi also warned prospective students from completing degrees in law and medicine, arguing that the information in these programs was “outdated” and memorization-based.<\/p>\n Tarifi isn’t the first person to warn students away from higher degrees. Venture capitalist Victor Lazarte said earlier this year that AI is “fully replacing people<\/a>” in the legal profession. He predicted that AI would take over entry-level legal positions usually filled by recent law school graduates within the next three years.<\/p>\n Join top CEOs, founders and operators at the<\/i> <\/i>Level Up conference<\/i><\/a> to unlock strategies for scaling your business, boosting revenue and building sustainable success.<\/i><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n AI researchers are in high demand, with some offered billion-dollar compensation packages<\/a> from Meta amid the ongoing AI talent wars<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, one AI pioneer, Jad Tarifi, who founded Google’s first generative AI team after obtaining a Ph.D. in AI, would not recommend higher study to break into the field.<\/p>\n In a new interview with Business Insider<\/i><\/a>, Tarifi, 42, predicted that within the five to seven years it takes to obtain a Ph.D., most of AI’s problems will be solved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n