75% of surveyed ICLR reviewers back cutting the acceptance rate to ~10%

tallinzen · x · 2026-10-15

A poll of ICLR reviewers found 75% support lowering the acceptance rate to about 10%, arguing it could ease conference logistics and durably reduce low-quality submissions in later years. The reposter adds that the rationale isn't growing submission volume but a rising fraction of low-quality papers.

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