ICLR 2027 and beyond: is it the author or the agent who's doing the work?
MuCai7 · x · 2026-09-21
A tongue-in-cheek take on where academic publishing is headed: from ICLR 2027 onward, the real questions become — is the author creative or is the agent? Is the author hardworking or the agent? Is the author reviewing papers or the agent? It highlights how agent involvement in writing and reviewing blurs authorship and credit.
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