I believe that the AI research failures exposed by the #ICLRLeaks are illustrations of broader societal concerns.

While "innovation" is glorified, with their authors earning millions, regulation (here in the form of reviewing) is botched, automated and under-funded.

This cannot be sustainable.

Academic Circle in Uproar: ICLR Reviewers Reveal Identities, Low Scores Given by Friends True Open Review: Unveiling Transparent and Authentic Evaluations

Yesterday, an #OpenReview vulnerability led to the leak of reviewer identities of all the major academic AI conferences, including the ongoing #ICLR2026 conferences. #ICLRLeaks

This is both a huge disaster, and an opportunity to tackle the serious flaws of AI research.
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