NeurIPS Sold Out Weeks Early as Agents Snagged Registrations in Minutes
menhguin · x · 2026-09-07
NeurIPS registration sold out weeks before author notifications, reportedly because agents registered within minutes of opening. Community regulars largely missed out — one quipped they still "needed a human for some auth stuff." The worry: the conference's attendee composition is now determined by whose agent is fastest, and it may become unrecognizable.
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