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AI Conferences Grapple with Paper Deluge, Explore Author Self-Ranking
The increasing volume of submissions to top artificial intelligence conferences is prompting organizers to explore new methods for managing the influx, including asking authors to self-rank their papers, according to Nature News. The number of papers submitted to AI conferences has risen dramatically, with some events experiencing a more than tenfold increase in submissions over the past decade.
Buxin Su, a mathematician at the University of Pennsylvania, noted in a study posted on the preprint server arXiv in October that AI conferences often attract multiple submissions from the same author. This creates a significant challenge in sorting through the submissions to identify the most promising and high-quality work. Su and his colleagues described a system that requires authors making more than one submission to directly compare their papers.
Meanwhile, in other tech news, securing agentic systems is becoming a critical concern for CEOs. MIT Technology Review reported that boards are increasingly asking CEOs about managing agent risk. AI security guidance from standards bodies, regulators, and major providers suggests treating agents like powerful, semi-autonomous users and enforcing rules at the boundaries where they interact with identity, tools, data, and outputs. Protegrity suggests an eight-step plan for governing agentic systems at the boundary.
Cities are also embracing technology to improve urban living. Nature News highlighted the use of smart sensors in major cities to monitor various environmental factors. For example, carbon dioxide sensors on top of the Opéra Bastille in Paris are being used to measure atmospheric emissions. In 1950, only around one in five people lived in a city. Now, that figure is close to one in two. Tokyo, with more than 33 million residents, is one of the largest megacities and a hub of modern technology. Its Shinjuku train station is the world's busiest, with an average of 2.7 million people passing through it daily.
In the realm of film, Time Magazine published a list of 50 underappreciated movies of the 21st century, selected by their film critic. The critic noted that many terrific and surprising films often go unnoticed, either due to poor reviews or simply fading from collective memory after their initial release. The list aims to highlight these films and give them a second chance to shine.
Wired offered a guide to the best laptop backpacks for work and everyday life, noting the importance of a comfortable and efficient way to carry work essentials. They featured several backpacks, including the Tom Bihn Synik 26, the Everlane ReNew Transit Backpack, the Troubadour Apex Backpack 4.0, and the Harber London City Backpack.
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