# NeurIPS Reverses Policy Banning Papers From Researchers at US-Sanctioned Entities After China Boycott

_Friday, March 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM EDT · Power · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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NeurIPS, one of the world's premier AI research conferences, reversed a policy that had banned paper submissions from researchers at entities under US sanctions. The reversal came after Chinese researchers organized a boycott in protest. The episode illustrates the growing friction between US export control policy and global scientific collaboration as AI research becomes an axis of geopolitical competition.

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The AI research conference NeurIPS reversed a policy banning papers from researchers at US-sanctioned entities after Chinese researchers organized a boycott. The policy had barred submissions from anyone affiliated with sanctioned organizations, many of them Chinese institutions.

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NeurIPS, one of the world's premier AI research conferences, reversed a policy that had banned paper submissions from researchers at entities under US sanctions. The reversal came after Chinese researchers organized a boycott in protest. The episode illustrates the growing friction between US export controls and global scientific collaboration as AI research becomes a front in geopolitical competition.

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