arXiv advice from T. Dietterich: wrong primary category will almost surely get your paper on hold

tdietterich · x · 2026-10-27

Thom Dietterich posted two tips for arXiv submitters: accept the classifier's recommended primary category during submission or the paper will almost surely be placed on hold; and most AI researchers should pick specific categories (cs.LG, cs.CV, cs.RO, cs.CL) instead of cs.AI as primary.

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