[D] thoughts on the controversy about Google's new paper?

Reddit r/MachineLearning / 3/30/2026

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Key Points

  • A Reddit user raises concerns about controversy surrounding Google’s new paper, noting that few people discuss it and that critics who point out issues are met with hostility.
  • The post alleges that the work may not properly attribute prior research, specifically referencing concerns about whether “RaBitQ” was credited fully.
  • It also claims the paper includes an unfair comparison versus RaBitQ, citing differences in hardware assumptions (single-core CPU versus GPU).
  • The user links to the relevant OpenReview thread and frames the discussion as a debate over research attribution and experimental fairness rather than a purely technical evaluation.
  • An edit suggests the alleged conduct is associated with Google’s “trending TurboQuant” paper, tying the controversy to a specific research direction.
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Openreview: https://openreview.net/forum?id=tO3ASKZlok

It's sad to see almost no one mention this on Reddit and people are being mean to people who point out concerns

Edit: google is allegedly doing this in their trending TurboQuant paper

  1. Did not attribute a pervious work RaBitQ fully

  2. Did unfair comparison with RaBitQ (single core CPU vs GPU)

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