A NeurIPS joke says authors waiting for rebuttals are basically Waiting for Godot
MelMitchell1 · x · 2026-08-04
A NeurIPS joke compares rebuttal waits to Waiting for Godot
The post jokes that Vladimir and Estragon could be reimagined as NeurIPS authors waiting for reviewers to respond to their rebuttals.
It’s a compact academic-meme about the often slow, suspenseful review cycle in ML conferences.
Related event: Melanie Mitchell Mocks NeurIPS Rebuttal Wait with "Waiting for Godot"(2 posts)→
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