Fleuret: submission caps would cut conference papers 75%; reply recalls the 100-phone Pokémon Go bike

ducha_aiki · x · 2026-10-16

In a debate over NeurIPS/ICLR/ICML submission caps, François Fleuret guarantees it would cut submissions by 75%. duchaaiki counters that he underestimates people who game systems—for them it's just a nuisance and paid services would emerge—illustrated with the famous photo of a man cycling with dozens of phones running Pokémon Go at once.

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