How much do tech reports matter for a PhD application? [D]
The significance of tech reports, such as those detailing large models like Kimi K3, DeepSeek, Gemini, or Mistral Leanstral, in a PhD application is being questioned. The user is seeking to understand how these reports compare in value to a first-author A* paper, specifically whether they are considered much above, above, much below, below, or equal in importance.
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- Sep 12, 2026, 14:40
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- Sep 12, 2026, 17:01
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The title, by tech reports I don't mean arXiv submissions, but reports of a large model, like say Kimi K3, DeepSeek, Gemini, Mistral Leanstral, etc. Is it much above, above, much below, below or equal to a first author A* paper?