A Stanford professor says AI is fueling a return to the early 2000s, with students pausing their degrees to join AI startups

A Stanford professor says AI is driving students to pause their degrees and chase startups like a modern gold rush. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images A Stanford professor said the AI boom is encouraging some students to pause their studies to pursue early-stage startups. Nicholas Bloom said the trend echoes the early 2000s as more undergrads join AI ventures. Students see startups as reversible bets, not career detours, he added. "It feels like a return to the early 2000s." That'...