Major AI Conferences COLM, ICLR, and NAACL Lock in San Francisco for 2026-2027
sarahwiegreffe · x · 2026-08-05
AI researcher Sarah Wiegreffe pointed out a notable trend: several top-tier AI academic conferences have consecutively chosen San Francisco as their host city:
- COLM 2026 will be held in San Francisco
- ICLR 2027 will be held in San Francisco
- NAACL 2027 will be held in San Francisco
She speculates whether this concentration is pure coincidence or a clear reflection of San Francisco's status as the undisputed capital of the current AI boom.
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