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		thfuran 45 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hierarchical Reasoning Model Because publications is the number that academics have to make go up.

hodgehog11 45 days ago | [–]

This and the exposure. There are so many papers on arXiv now that people often look to conference or journal publication lists.

dleeftink 45 days ago | [–]

The number has clearly ceased its function, so what are we chasing?

gavinray 45 days ago | [–]

Clout, funding, and employment I'd imagine?

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