Walked out of the keynote. It was transphobic and totally incoherent. Knowing the rest of the lineup I'm sure it was just a misfire, but as the opening keynote it was a pretty big one.
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What did he say?
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A long rambling rant about how someone is male and not male and it's a contradiction in ontology and also China is stealing our secrets
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Did a search. I suppose it's the example from this paper. hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01163534v7
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I raised the issue with him right after his talk, he understood the issues, and will now change the example. It was not his intention to cause offense, and he realised the mistake.
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Yes, be tolerant of well intentioned seniors. You be one some day. :)
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