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ICLR position paper sparks debate over experimental requirements

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A position paper submitted to the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) faced criticism from a reviewer for lacking experiments and empirical validation. The paper's author defended its approach, stating that position papers are not required to include implemented systems or extensive results, and that their work provides technical arguments and falsifiable hypotheses. The author is seeking advice on how to respond to the reviewer without appearing overly combative. AI

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ICLR position paper sparks debate over experimental requirements

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Entity303BR ·

    ICLR position paper criticized for lacking experiments and making speculative claims — how to respond? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>One reviewer criticizes it for lacking an implemented system, empirical validation, results and for making speculative arguments. But its a position/argumentative paper, it doesnt have to have any of those. We provide technical arguments, falsifi…

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