With 60,000+ ML Conference Submissions, How Do You Spot a Good PhD Student?
AnkaReuel · x · 2026-09-21
Yminglai raises the question of how to evaluate PhD candidates when a single ML conference now receives over 60,000 paper submissions, highlighting the growing strain on paper-based academic evaluation.
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