Is it still worth doing a PhD in 2025? (Computer Science / Machine Learning)

Is it still worth doing a PhD in 2025? Is the academic system broken in this publish-or-perish landscape? When is a PhD not worth pursuing?

In this Dev and Doc episode, Zeljko (now associate professor!) and Josh (doctor, PhD drop out) talks about the good and the bad of PhD life, and give an insight into the academic world with a focus on computer science and maching learning.

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👨🏻‍⚕️Doc - Dr. Joshua Au Yeung -   / dr-joshua-auyeung  
🤖Dev - Zeljko Kraljevic   / zeljkokr  

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 start and highlight
01:42 intro
3:11 what made you pursue PHD in first place
5:05 Industry or PhD first
10:00 positives - Moonshots
17:03 positives - Access to world experts and collaboration
20:55 positives- Open source and open science
24:49 positives - A good environment enables a smooth PhD
27:04 negatives - You are a one man show
31:33 negatives - Publish or Perish
45:44 Bring your research closer to the audience through blogs and other media, journals are legacy media
51:20 Verdict- Is a PhD still worth it in 2025?

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