Clément Canonne

ccanonne.github.io

20 October 2026 16:50

Writing a grant application feels like a weird remake of Ocean's Eleven. Assemble a team! Each person has a purpose, a specific skillset. Make a plan! Every detail should be thought of, carefully scheduled. I guess it's exactly Ocean's Eleven, but with 100 other teams planning the very same heist

Nutan Limaye

nutanlimaye.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:30

And at a meta level, this comment is revealing something about me. :)

Nutan Limaye

nutanlimaye.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:30

Powerful AI has created a very revealing social experiment. The way researchers say they have used it, where they choose to put the AI declaration, how they phrase it, how fast people are clamouring to grab the most impressive results... +

Clément Canonne

ccanonne.github.io

14 October 2026 13:39

We should also keep track of the number of AI-generated results desk-rejected from conferences and journals due to being of subpar quality, to help keep things in perspective. "OpenAI announces 722 desk-rejections from leading scientific venues!" would not have the same ring, I know.

Sophie Huiberts

sophie.huiberts.me

12 October 2026 12:38

Too many people are calling on the community to "change how we value papers". Not enough people are posting "this is what we look for in our next hiring round".