China's largest tech federation has urged researchers to boycott the NeurIPS AI conference after it stopped accepting papers from US-sanctioned entities including Huawei. The China Computer Federation called the ban a violation of core academic values. NeurIPS, often the world's premier AI conference, drew tens of thousands of researchers last year. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348006/ai-rift-widens-china-urges-boycott-top-us-conference-over-sanctions-ban #China #Tech #AI #NeurIPS
AI rift widens as China urges boycott of top US conference over sanctions ban

Move to comply with US sanctions sparks backlash, with China’s top computing body threatening to blacklist the AI conference.

South China Morning Post