China’s top state-backed science group is urging researchers to skip this year’s NeurIPS conference after organizers briefly adopted a policy that appeared to bar submissions linked to U.S.-sanctioned institutions. NeurIPS apologized and narrowed the rule, but the China Association for Science and Technology said it will stop funding attendance and downgrade NeurIPS papers in evaluations, signaling Beijing’s growing confidence in its AI ecosystem. Chinese scholars accounted for more than half of first authors at last year’s event, and analysts warn a widespread pullout could sap the conference’s influence. The standoff reflects deepening U.S.–China fissures in advanced research as export controls, security concerns and institutional policies spill into academic forums.
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