I see this a lot as well, and I think we really ought to call it out more often. It should be clear whether a GitHub publication enables downstream use or contribution.
So tired of the academia brained ML researchers. Can’t wait for the next generation of teenagers to completely change this space and bypass this silliness completely.
There are few better ways to get a cushy 300K a year plus jobs, and publishing Ml research is one of those ways. The new generation will simply do more publishing.
