Big Lab Researchers Read Almost Zero Papers, Claim Top Conferences Full of Overclaims
kellerjordan0 · x · 2026-08-05
A user revealed on X that most researchers at frontier AI labs now read almost zero academic papers, viewing top conferences like ICLR, ICML, and NeurIPS as primarily full of overclaims and fraud, though a few diamonds remain. The author noted that while this is obvious to insiders, it is a crucial reality check for unconnected students.
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