ICLR's 50k+ Submissions Spark Debate: Researcher Says More AI Research Is Worth Celebrating
maksym_andr · x · 2026-09-20
Amid concerns over ICLR receiving over 50,000 submissions, the author argues this should be celebrated: more people, including AI safety researchers, are doing AI research. For navigating the paper flood, he points to Larry Wasserman's 2012 essay, which he says already offered a solution.
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