Researcher's satirical post mocks NeurIPS paper-count culture: 'k is large, so our science is great'

Pseudomanifold · x · 2026-09-25

An AI researcher posted a tongue-in-cheek brag: "My lab has k #NeurIPS2026 publications. Since k is a large number, this means we are doing a good job and our science is great. Many even say it is the best science."

The satirical post pokes fun at academic culture that equates publication volume with research quality, resonating widely in the AI community.

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