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ICML 2026 Reviewer Plot Twist: Score Goes Up, Then Mysteriously Down—What Does It Mean?

ICML 2026 Reviewer Plot Twist: Score Goes Up, Then Mysteriously Down—What Does It Mean?

ICML 2026 評審員反轉劇:分數先升後降——這是被拒的信號嗎?

So here's the drama: a reviewer initially gave a 4, you addressed their concerns in the rebuttal, they bumped it up to 5 and seemed satisfied. But then you randomly check the open review and—plot twist—it's back down to 4. Sounds like it happened during the AC discussion phase. Your average dropped from 4.0 to 3.75 because of this. The big question everyone's asking: is this a death knell for your paper, or do you still have a shot? The uncertainty is killing you, and honestly, it's a fair thing to stress about. Let's see what the community thinks about whether this kind of score flip is actually predictive of rejection.