ICLR submission (not mine) flagged for Ethics Review based on the use of the term "black box." Reminiscent of the drama involving the term "Byzantine," though there is relevant guidance from ACM this time.
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Black Box Term in Computer Science: Ethical Concerns?
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Is the use of the term 'black box' in a computer science paper offensive or otherwise an ethical concern?
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ICLR submission flagged for ethics review over black box terminology
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ICLR submission (not mine) flagged for Ethics Review based on the use of the term "black box." Reminiscent of the drama involving the term "Byzantine," though there is relevant guidance from ACM this time.
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Politeness Tier List: From New Yorkers to ICLR Authors
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Politeness Tier List
Tier C: New Yorkers
Tier B: US Southerners
Tier A: Canadians
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Starter Packs for Differential Privacy, Waterloo and NYU CS Faculty
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I have made a few starter packs for those looking for people on the other site. Differential privacy: https://
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Waterloo CS faculty: https://
bsky.app/starter-pack/t
hegautamkamath.bsky.social/3lbcsl7hkss2w
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NYU CS faculty: https://
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Robust Mean Estimation: A Unified Algorithm for Privacy and Heavy-Tailed Data
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Travelling is at a premium for me nowadays, but I couldn't say no to this one. This Friday, I'll be in Boston talking about connections between mean estimation subject to robustness, privacy, and heavy-tailed data. The "right" algorithm (not empirical mean) is the same for all!
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NeurIPS High School Track Achieves Record Low 6.4% Acceptance Rate
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With 330 submissions and 21 acceptances (6.4% acceptance rate), I the NeurIPS high school project track may be the new most selective ML venue!
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Math Papers Face Extreme Scarcity of Qualified Reviewers
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ML: "We don't have enough qualified reviewers"
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Algorithm Downweighted Pun Post
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This pun was downweighted by The Algorithm. Probably for the best.
