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Michael Ekstrand

225 trust researcher @md.ekstrandom.net · 2,170 followers
Info sci prof @ Drexel, trying to keep the machines (esp. RecSys & IR) from learning bigotry and discrimination. ADHDS9. Usually self-propelled. Opinions those of the Vulcan Science Academy. 🐰x2. 🏡 https://md.ekstrandom.net 🧪 https://inertial.science
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Mark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social

NeurIPS statement on the use of AI in the position paper track blog.neurips.cc/2026/06/02/a...

AI-Generated Papers in the NeurIPS 2026 Position Paper Track – NeurIPS Blog blog.neurips.cc
AI Weekly's analysis →
  • NeurIPS desk-rejected 178 papers (18.4%) via Pangram; 123 more must prove human authorship by June 15, 2026.
  • Default Pangram window sizes flagged 42.7% of submissions; refined 100-word windows reduced that rate to 12.7%.
  • Comparison venues FAccT 2025 and NeurIPS E&D 2026 showed 0% and 2.1% maximum AI scores respectively.
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@amyko.phd

I've been entering the heart of darkness lately, trying to understand the nature of AI-assisted software development. Here are some thoughts, three months in, to its promise and perils: medium.com/bits-and-beh...

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@jedi-workshop.bsky.social

Come join us and be part of this critical dialog! #SIGIR2026 #FAccT2026 Workshop: jedi.inertial.science/sigir2026/ The SIGIR 2026 JEDI Workshop is co-organized by @bmitra.bsky.social, @danachatter.bsky.social, @md.ekstrandom.net, @sannevrijenhoek.bsky.social, and @maria-murray…

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autocomplete wanted to correct “meta” (as in meta-reviewer) to Mets. Are we outsourcing scholarly decisions to New York’s non-evil baseball team now? Probably not worse than letting AI rip tbh.

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