AI researcher: conference talks should be minimal; in-person idea exchange is the point
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-10-05
Afinetheorem argues that conferences exist for two things: getting hard-to-assemble people together in person, and back-and-forth discussion of specific ideas. Presentations, lectures, panels and fireside chats should all be minimal except insofar as they serve those two goals.
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