Use LLM (e.g., ChatGPT) to learn *** and its impact

Dimitris Bertsimas and Georgios Margaritis, Robust and Adaptive Optimization under a Large Language Model Lens, arXiv:2501.00568. 

Be careful

• 陳曉莉，MIT研究顯示，習慣用 AI 寫文章會讓腦袋變笨，iThome，2025-06-20 (Nataliya Kosmyna, et al., Your Brain on ChatGPT, arXiv:2506.08872)
• Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee et al., The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers, 2025, CHI '25: Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Article No.: 1121, Pages 1 - 22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.371377
• Seyed Mahdi Hosseini Maasoum and Guy Lichtinger, Generative AI as Seniority-Biased Technological Change: Evidence from U.S. Résumé and Job Posting Data, SSRN, 11 Nov 2025.
• Nollie Chen, 22%初級職位人間蒸發？哈佛研究揭露 AI 裁員真相 (new)
• 李先泰，AI人才新生存地圖！吳恩達點出「能回答兩件事」的人最貴，會寫程式不再是護身符？，數位時代， 2026.01.15 (吳恩達 Andrew Ng) (new)

Manny Li，Google公布AI提示萬用公式！掌握「21字黃金法則」：先穩80分基本功再求好，bnext，2025.08.05

Barbara Oakley, Accelerate Your Learning with ChatGPT, Coursera

中原隨筆 (My days at CYCU)

在台南住了20幾年，因為種種因素，來到中原大學任教。懷念台南的好天氣、上下班不太塞車、和美食。秉持共好的精神，紀錄我在中原的所見所聞。

• 商業分析實驗室 (Business Analytics Laboratory)
• 指引 (Guides)，論文報告 (Group meeting)
• 新課：Nonlinear Optimization (非線性最佳化)

Nice talks on AI, geopolitics, optimization, SCM, and more

吳聰敏，臺灣經濟四百年，臺大演講網，2021年5月28日 (開放式課程，書)

Guides for graduate students and my Laboratory members

Knowledge to master for a better foundation (and future)

Tools and general: 

• 李建平，學問要如金字塔，學生寫論文的毛病 (new)
• Martin A. Schwartz, The importance of stupidity in scientific research, Journal of Cell Science, (2008) 121 (11): 1771. (new)
• It's a lot harder than taking even very demanding courses. What makes it difficult is that research is immersion in the unknown.
• Sarah Wells, My PI is not offering any support or guidance on my PhD project, what should I do?, Nature, 16 January 2026 (new)
• 高強，由「努力工作能生幸運」談研究發表，管理學報，2024年，41卷，2期，155-166 (單單 EJOR 就已經發表了 38 篇，包含擔任國立成功大學校長（2001~2007） 時的單一作者)  (new)
• Antonio Torralba, Phillip Isola, and William Freeman, Foundations of Computer Vision, The MIT Press, 2024. (On Research, Writing and Speaking) 
• Takeo Kanade, Think Like an Amateur, Do As an Expert 
• AI in education: Geoffrey Hinton’s and Yann LeCun’s vision of the future, The Buzz Business, 2023. 
• The role of AI in education extends to fostering creativity and critical thinking.
• Another significant impact of AI in education is its potential to democratize access to quality learning.

一些常聽的 Podcast 節目和培養英文聽力的方法

一些常聽的 Podcast 節目 (*)，適合坐車、(讓眼睛) 休息、睡前、或運動時聽

• Acquired: 
• Google search: Stories about its technology and business model
• How ARM Became The World’s Default Chip Architecture (with ARM CEO Rene Haas)
• The Complete History & Strategy of Microsoft: Vol. I, Vol. II 
• Renaissance Technologies: The best-performing investment firm of all time. A book. The hosts even talk about the hidden Markov process!
• TSMC Founder Morris Chang
• American Public Media: Marketplace
• Asianometry: Global Semiconductor Issues, Semiconductor "Course", TSMC Analysis