Sarah Hooker proposes $1 paper submission fee to stress-test auto research agents
MannyKayy · x · 2026-09-22
- Sarah Hooker suggests treating research conferences as a test bed for auto research agents: institute a $1 submission fee and watch how corporate policies fail to cope.
- She argues the incentive structure has broken and must change if conferences are to stay meaningful.
- MannyKayy jokes: waive the fee if you can do a 3-minute blackboard walkthrough of your submitted paper.
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