NeurIPS Reviewers Criticized for Gatekeeping Small Open-Source Models
askerlee · x · 2026-07-25
A researcher has pushed back against NeurIPS reviewers demanding evaluations on larger open-source models like GPT-OSS (21B). They argue this effectively acts as gatekeeping, forbidding small academic teams from competing on equal footing in many research areas.
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